Sacheen Littlefeather
Also Known As: Sacheen Cruz Littlefeather, Marie Louise Cruz
Biography: Sacheen Cruz Littlefeather (born Marie Louise Cruz; November 14, 1946 – October 2, 2022) was an American actress, model, and Native American civil rights activist. Littlefeather was born to a Native American (Apache and Yaqui) father and a European American mother. During the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz, she became involved in the Native American activist community. Littlefeather represented Marlon Brando at the 45th Academy Awards in 1973, where she—on Brando's behalf—declined the Best Actor award that he won for his performance in The Godfather. The favorite to win, Brando boycotted the ceremony as a protest against Hollywood's portrayal of Native Americans and to draw attention to the standoff at Wounded Knee. During her speech, the audience's response to Brando's boycotting was divided between booing and applause. After the Academy Award speech, she went on to work in hospice care. She continued to work in activism for a number of health-related and Native American issues, and had produced films about Native Americans. In June 2022, the Academy sent Littlefeather a statement of apology, which was read in full at An Evening with Sacheen Littlefeather on September 17. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sacheen Littlefeather, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Salinas, California, USA
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Deathday: October 02, 2022
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Johnny Firecloud
Overview: An American Indian war veteran avenges the hanging of his grandfather by local thugs.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-08-01
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Reel Injun
Overview: The evolution of the depiction of the various Native American peoples in cinema, from the silent era to the present day: how their image on the screen has changed the way to understand their history and culture.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-02-19
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Winterhawk
Overview: Smallpox plagues Chief Winterhawk's tribe. He seeks cure from the white men, who in turn, in fear of getting the smallpox, kill two of his companions. Winterhawk comes back to kidnap a girl and her brother from the white men's settlement, and thus begins the chase...
Genres: Western Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-11-05
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Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Overview: The portrait of the last cowboy Hollywood legend dives into the 65 years of an extraordinary career in Hollywood, highlighted iconic films like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, as well as Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River and Gran Torino all the way to Cry Macho in 2021. It is no small task to cover more than 60 years of cinema history, especially when it is trying to surveyed with such breadth and diversity: TV star, international star, controversial icon, contested director, filmmaker with a capital F, Eastwood has been through it all, experienced it all, and it is first of all this romantic trajectory, this true American pastoral that the documentary wants to tell with all the passion it possibly can.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-11-13
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Brando
Overview: The life and legacy of Marlon Brando and how he changed acting.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-01
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Freebie and the Bean
Overview: Two San Francisco detectives want to bring down a local hijacking boss. But they'll have to get to him before a hitman does.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-25
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Counselor at Crime
Overview: When the godson of San Francisco's crime lord asks permission to leave "the business," Don Antonio agrees, but reluctantly. Such behavior by either one is a violation of the code, and a bloody mob war breaks out. It is only through the strong support of his family connections in Sicily that Don Antonio is able to survive the mêlée and come out on top. Aghast at the situation he has caused, the godson becomes his leader's "consigliere," or Counselor at Crime.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1973-08-30
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The Trial of Billy Jack
Overview: After Billy Jack in sentenced to four years in prison for the "involuntary manslaughter" of the first film, the Freedom School expands and flourishes under the guidance of Jean Roberts. The utopian existence of the school is characterized by everything ranging from "yoga sports" to muckracking journalism. The diverse student population airs scathing political exposes on their privately owned television station. The narrow-minded townspeople have different ideas about their brand of liberalism. Billy Jack is released and things heat up for the school. Students are threatened and abused and the Native Americans in the neighboring village are taunted and mistreated. After Billy Jack undergoes a vision quest, the governor and the police plot to permanently put an end to their liberal shenanigans, leaving it up to Billy Jack to save the day.
Genres: Action Drama Music Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-11-13
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And the Oscar Goes To...
Overview: The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-01
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Shoot the Sun Down
Overview: Couple of strangers arrive in a small town, each one after a different thing.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-08
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Sacheen: Breaking the Silence
Overview: Revisiting the achievements of Sacheen Littlefeather, the first woman of color to utilize the Academy Awards to make a political statement.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-05
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The Last Days of Marlon Brando
Overview: July 1, 2004, Hollywood lost one of its biggest stars - Marlon Brando. He succumbs to pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 80. Even during his lifetime, the versatile actor was a legend. Surrounded by a unique aura and blessed with great talent, he advanced to become a celebrated star. But his private life resembles a Greek tragedy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2008-03-01
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