Patty Hearst
Patty Hearst
Patty Hearst
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1988
1h 48m
5.6(54 votes)
Drama

Overview

The true story of a rich girl who was abducted by American revolutionaries in the 1970's. Her time spent with her captors made her question herself and her way of life and she joined forces with the cause that her abductors were fighting for. This created a US scandal and Patty Hearst has become a pop culture fixture.

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Cast & Crew

54 members
Acting

Natasha Richardson

Patricia Hearst

Natasha Richardson
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William Forsythe

Teko

William Forsythe
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Ving Rhames

Cinque

Ving Rhames
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Frances Fisher

Yolanda

Frances Fisher
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Jodi Long

Wendy Yoshimura

Jodi Long
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Olivia Barash

Fahizah

Olivia Barash
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Dana Delany

Gelina

Dana Delany
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Marek Johnson

Zoya

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Kitty Swink

Gabi

Kitty Swink
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Peter Kowanko

Cujo

Peter Kowanko
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Tom O'Rourke

Jim Browning

Tom O'Rourke
Writing

Scott Kraft

Steven Weed

Scott Kraft
Crew

Jeff Imada

Neighbor

Jeff Imada
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Ermal Williamson

Randolf A. Hearst

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Elaine Revard

Catherine Hearst

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Marc Siegler

Charles Gould

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Toni Attell

TV Announcer

Toni Attell
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Hawthorne James

Tall Muslim

Hawthorne James
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Reggie Bruce

Short Muslim

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Stephannie Howard

Woman

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Saba Shawel

Girl #1

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Leilani Fields

Girl #2

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Mayah McCoy

Girl #3

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Carey Fox

Hippie

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Steven Avalos

Young Father

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James Lawrence Garfield

High School Student

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Christine Lunde

Newscaster (as Christine Lund)

Christine Lunde
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Jim Ward

Newscaster (as James Kevin Ward)

Jim Ward
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Erich Anderson

1st Male

Erich Anderson
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James Bolt

2nd Male (as James Bershad)

James Bolt
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Bradford Bancroft

3rd Male

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Valerie Carpenter Bernstein

1st Female (as Valerie C. Robinson)

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Marta Kober

2nd Female

Marta Kober
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Moss Porter

FBI Man #1

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Ron Boyd

FBI Man #2

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John Petievich

Policeman

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Steven Reisch

Photographer

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Jeanne McGuire

Booking Officer

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Judson Matthew Davis

Arresting Officer #1

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Michael Derek Rubin

Arresting Officer #2

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Gerald Gordon

F. Lee Bailey

Gerald Gordon
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John Achorn

Al Johnson

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Jeff Allin

Assistant D.A.

Jeff Allin
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Robert Dickman

Doctor

Robert Dickman
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Jack Slater

Psychiatrist #1

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Byron Clark

Psychiatrist #2

Byron Clark
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Nora Meerbaum

Psychiatrist #3

Nora Meerbaum
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Murray Leaward

Psychiatrist #4

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Steven Anderson

Psychiatrist #5

Steven Anderson
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Maurice Hill

Judge Carter

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Bill Feeney

Court Clerk

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Anne Cooper

Juror Wentz (as Anne Marie Gillis)

Anne Cooper
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Thomas Wagner

Juror Wright

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Michael Lindström

Photographer

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