LA 92
LA 92
LA 92
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2017
1h 54m
7.7(133 votes)
History
Documentary

Overview

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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National Geographic
National Geographic Documentary Films

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Cast & Crew

44 members
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Rodney King

Self (archive footage)

Rodney King
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George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

George H. W. Bush
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Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton
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Ted Koppel

Self (archive footage)

Ted Koppel
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Edward James Olmos

Self (archive footage)

Edward James Olmos
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Maxine Waters

Self (archive footage)

Maxine Waters
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Tom Bradley

Self (archive footage)

Tom Bradley
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Danny Bakewell Sr.

Self (archive footage)

Danny Bakewell Sr.
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Soon Ja Du

Self (archive footage)

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Daryl Gates

Self (archive footage)

Daryl Gates
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Tom Brokaw

Self (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw
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John Drummond Barnett

Self (archival footage)

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Henry Alfaro

Self - KABC Reporter (archive footage)

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Danny Bakewell Sr.

Self - Civl Rights Activist (archive footage)

Danny Bakewell Sr.
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Bart Bartholomew

Self (archive footage)

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Michael Bostic

Self - LAPD Commander (archive footage)

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Theodore Briseno

Self - Defendant (archive footage)

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Edward Chang

Self - Black-Korean Alliance (archive footage)

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Reginald Denny

Self (archive footage)

Reginald Denny
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John Ferraro

Self - Council President District 4 (archive footage)

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Tim Goldman

Self (archive footage)

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Jesse Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Jesse Jackson
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David Joo

Self (archive footage)

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Joyce Karlin

Self - Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge (archive footage)

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Stacey Koon

Self - Defendant (archive footage)

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Charles Manson

Self (archive footage)

Charles Manson
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Antoine Miller

Self (archive footage)

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Darryl Mounger

Self - Attorney for Stacey Koon (archive footage)

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Charles Muhammad

Self - Nation of Islam (archive footage)

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Tom Newsome

Self - Civil Rights Attorney (archive footage)

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W.H. Parker

Self - LAPD Chief (archive footage)

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Laurence Powell

Self - Defendant (archive footage)

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Eric 'Rico' Reed

Self - KJLH Radio (archive footage)

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Ramona Ripston

Self - ACLU (archive footage)

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John Shabazz

Self - Minister (archive footage)

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Sirhan Sirhan

Self (archive footage)

Sirhan Sirhan
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Rita Walters

Self - City Councilmember (archive footage)

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Henry Keith Watson

Self (archive footage)

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Terry White

Self - Prosecutor (archive footage)

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Damian 'Football' Williams

Self (archive footage)

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Gary Williams

Self (archive footage)

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Pete Wilson

Self - Governor of California (archive footage)

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Timothy Wind

Self - Defendant (archive footage)

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Zev Yaroslavsky

Self - City Councilmember (archive footage)

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