When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

7.5

2006

1h 0m

1S · 4EDocumentary

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Overview

Spike Lee's award-winning documentary follows the events that preceded and followed Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic passage through New Orleans in 2005.

Director: Spike Lee

Created by: Spike Lee

Cast

Ray Nagin

Self

Garland Robinette

Self

Kathleen Blanco

Self

Darleen Asevedo

Self

Jay Asevedo

Self

Harry Belafonte

Self

Wendell Pierce

Self

Mike Myers

Self

Dick Cheney

Self

Terence Blanchard

Self

Wynton Marsalis

Self

Al Sharpton

Self

Sean Penn

Self

Anderson Cooper

Self

Gina Montana

Self

Condoleezza Rice

Self

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Barbara Bush

Self (archive footage)

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