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When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006 – 2007)

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

^{(2006 – 2007)}

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4h 15m

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August 16th, 2006

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

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When the Levees Broke - Part I - EXTRACT

Cast

Darleen Asevedo
Self
Jay Asevedo
Self
Wilhelmina Blanchard
Self
Kathleen Blanco
Self
Karen Carter
Self
Judith Morgan
Self
Cheryl Livaudais
Self
Sarah Dean
Self
Louella P. Givens
Self
Anita Gupta
Self
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Directors

Spike Lee
(2 episodes, 2006)
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Producers

Jacqueline Glover
supervising producer
(2 episodes, 2006)
Spike Lee
producer
(2 episodes, 2006)
Sheila Nevins
executive producer
(2 episodes, 2006)
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Taglines

An American Tragedy

Keywords

poverty
number in title
protest
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

October 31st, 2007 (Argentina) (DVD premiere)
September 15th, 2006 (Canada) (Toronto International Film Festival)
December 13th, 2006 (Finland)
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Alternative Titles

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (original title)
Quando os Diques Se Romperam: Um Réquiem em Quatro Atos (series title)
Una tragedia americana: Una mirada de Spike Lee sobre el Katrina (Argentina) (DVD title)
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Locations

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, USA

Running Times

255 min ((2 parts))

Sound Mixes

Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratios

1.78 : 1

Production Companies

40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks (presents)
HBO Documentary Films (presents)
Spike Lee Film
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