LA 92

LA 92

7.7(0.1K)
HistoryDocumentary

Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage.

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Rodney King
Rodney King
Self (archive footage)
George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)
Ted Koppel
Ted Koppel
Self (archive footage)
Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos
Self (archive footage)
Maxine Waters
Maxine Waters
Self (archive footage)
Tom Bradley
Tom Bradley
Self (archive footage)
Danny Bakewell Sr.
Danny Bakewell Sr.
Self (archive footage)
Soon Ja Du
Soon Ja Du
Self (archive footage)
Daryl Gates
Daryl Gates
Self (archive footage)
Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw
Self (archive footage)
John Drummond Barnett
John Drummond Barnett
Self (archival footage)

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Release dateApr 28 2017

Runtime1 hour 54 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguagesEnglish, French, Korean, Spanish

Production companiesNational Geographic, National Geographic Documentary Films

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