Detroit
On Sunday, July 23, 1967, the Detroit Police Department staged a raid on an unlicensed club during a celebration for returning black veterans from the Vietnam War. While suspects are being arrested, a mob forms and starts throwing rocks at the officers before looting nearby stores and starting fires, beginning the 12th Street Riot. With state authorities, elected representatives, and even emergency services unable to maintain any semblance of order, Governor George W. Romney authorizes the Michigan Army National Guard and President Lyndon B. Johnson authorizes Army paratroopers to enter Detroit in order to provide assistance. On the second day of rioting, two cops pursue a fleeing looter. One of them, Philip Krauss, kills the man with a shotgun against orders, but is allowed to remain on duty until his superiors can decide whether to file murder charges.
| MPAA Rating: | R |
| Genre: | Crime, Drama, History, Thriller |
| Country: | United States |
| Produced By: | Megan Ellison, Matthew Budman, Greg Shapiro, Colin Wilson, Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow |
| Directed By: | Kathryn Bigelow |
| Written By: | Mark Boal |
| Cast: | J.P. Valenti, Will Dragan, Brandon Scales, John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Cassidy Neal, Wayne Malm Jr., Stephanie Atkinson, John Krasinski, Anthony Pelton, Jeremy Strong, Ian Dylan Hunt, Arthur Hiou, Austin Hébert, Laz Alonso, Ato Blankson-Wood, David Adam Flannery, Dennis Staroselsky, Shawn Contois, Alexander Cook, Will Poulter, Jesse Christensen, Richard Wingert, Maria Cortes, Kaitlyn Dever, Kenneth Israel, Glenn Fitzgerald, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Jack Reynor, Dave Allen, Joseph David-Jones, Algee Smith, Tierre Diaz, Brian Masters, Dora Winifred, Jimi Stanton, Darren Goldstein, Hannah Murray, Ben O'Toole |
| In Theaters: | Aug 04, 2017 |
| Runtime: | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Production: | Annapurna Pictures, First Light Production, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| Budget: | $34,000,000 |
| Box Office: | $16,790,139 |
| Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
| Read More On: | Wikipedia |
