description Thunderheart Overview
Thunderheart is a 1992 film concerning an FBI agent with Sioux ancestry, Ray Levoi, investigating a murder on a Native American reservation. The story draws inspiration from events surrounding the 1973 Wounded Knee incident and related government policies. It features Val Kilmer alongside Sam Shepard and other actors in a neo-western mystery narrative.
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info Thunderheart Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1992 |
help Thunderheart FAQ
Is Thunderheart based on a true story?
Loosely — it draws on the 1973 Wounded Knee occupation and the violent turmoil on the Pine Ridge Reservation in the mid-1970s. Director Michael Apted explored the same real events in his documentary "Incident at Oglala," released the same year, 1992.
Who directed Thunderheart?
Michael Apted, the British filmmaker best known for the "Up" documentary series and "Gorillas in the Mist" (1988). He paired the fictional Thunderheart with his documentary "Incident at Oglala" (1992) to cover the underlying real events.
Who plays the tribal police officer in Thunderheart?
Graham Greene plays tribal officer Walter Crow Horse opposite Val Kilmer's FBI agent Ray Levoi, with Sam Shepard as the senior agent in charge. Greene was fresh off his Oscar-nominated performance in "Dances with Wolves" (1990).
Where was Thunderheart filmed?
It was shot largely on location in South Dakota, in the Pine Ridge Reservation and Badlands region. The real landscapes give the film much of its authentic, isolated atmosphere.
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