The Siege at Ruby Ridge | |
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Genre | Docudrama |
Written by | Lionel Chetwynd |
Directed by | Roger Young |
Starring |
Randy Quaid Laura Dern Kirsten Dunst |
Theme music composer | Patrick Williams |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Edgar J. Scherick Judith Regan |
Producer(s) | Robert F. Phillips |
Location(s) |
Chico, California Magalia, California |
Cinematography | Donald M. Morgan |
Editor(s) | Dennis C. Vejar Benjamin A. Weissman |
Running time | 175 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Edgar J. Scherick Associates The Regan Company Victor Television Productions Inc. |
Distributor | CBS |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | May 19, 1996 |
The Siege at Ruby Ridge is a 1996 docudrama television film directed by Roger Young and written by Lionel Chetwynd about the confrontation between the family of Randy Weaver and the US federal government at Ruby Ridge in 1992. It was based on the book Every Knee Shall Bow by reporter Jess Walter. It originally aired as a two-part CBS miniseries entitled Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy on May 19 and May 21, 1996. The miniseries was edited together to become the film The Siege at Ruby Ridge.