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Tower

Nan

1h 22m

2016

7.6 /10 (199)

August 1, 1966, was the day our innocence was shattered.

Overview

Combining archival footage with rotoscopic animation, Tower reveals the action-packed untold stories of the witnesses, heroes and survivors of America’s first mass school shooting, when the worst in one man brought out the best in so many others.

Country : United States of America

Genre : Animation, Crime, Documentary

Languages : English

Released Date: 2016-03-13

Cast : Violett Beane, Chris Doubek, Blair Jackson, Louie Arnette, Josephine McAdam, Aldo Ordoñez

Director : Osei Essed, Keith Maitland, Keith Maitland, Sarah Wilson, Austin Reedy, Keith Maitland

Top Billed Cast

Violett Beane

Claire Wilson James

Chris Doubek

Allen Crum

Blair Jackson

Houston McCoy

Louie Arnette

Ramiro "Ray" Martinez

Josephine McAdam

Rita Starpattern

Aldo Ordoñez

Aleck Hernandez Jr.

Seamus Bolivar-Ochoa

John "Artly" Fox

Monty Muir

Neal Spelce

Cole Bee Wilson

Tom Eckman

Vicky Illk

Brenda Bell

Anthony Martinez

Lee "Junior" Zamora

Rebecca Beegle

Comforting Woman

Ron Pippin

Phil Miller

Timothy Lucas

Kent Kirkley

Karen Davidson

Margaret C. Berry

Jeremy Brown

Jerry Day

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