The Weather Underground

Name: The Weather Underground
Genre: Documentary, History, War
Released: 2003-11-13
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Lili Taylor, Pamela Z, Jim Lange, Evan White, Bernardine Dohrn

IMDb ID: tt0343168 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 7.4 (3,815 votes)

Genres: Documentary · History · War

The remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1970s, and of radical politics at its best and most disastrous.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Weather Underground
Canada: The Weather Underground (English)
Finland: The Weather Underground
United Kingdom: The Weather Underground
Greece: The Weather Underground (Festival Title)
Ireland: The Weather Underground (English)
India: The Weather Underground (English)
New Zealand: The Weather Underground (English)
United States: The Weather Underground
South Africa: The Weather Underground (English)
Brazil: Tempo de Protesto
Russia: Подполье погоды
Подполье погодыContent RatingUnratedRelease Date2003-11-13Runtime92 minutesMetascore77IMDb Popularity0User Reviews44Critic Reviews28Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsdomestic terrorism
united states of america
american terrorist
terrorism in the united states
far left politicsFilming LocationsNew York City, New York, USAProduction CompaniesThe Free History ProjectIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343168/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0343168.jpgUpdated At2025-06-03T01:33:43

Directors

Sam Green
Bill Siegel

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Lili Taylor | Character: Narrator
Actor: Pamela Z | Character: Narrator
Actor: Jim Lange | Character: Additional Narrator
Actor: Evan White | Character: Additional Narrator
Actor: Bernardine Dohrn | Character: Self
Actor: Mark Rudd | Character: Self
Actor: Brian Flanagan | Character: Self
Actor: David Gilbert | Character: Self
Actor: Bill Ayers | Character: Self
Actor: Naomi Jaffe | Character: Self
Actor: Todd Gitlin | Character: Self
Actor: Laura Whitehorn | Character: Self
Actor: Don Strickland | Character: Self
Actor: Kathleen Cleaver | Character: Self
Actor: Skip Andrew | Character: Self
Actor: L.D. Barkley | Character: Self
Actor: Ivan Boesky | Character: Self
Actor: Fidel Castro | Character: Self
Actor: Eldridge Cleaver | Character: Self
Actor: Bob Dylan | Character: Self
Actor: Jane Fonda | Character: Self
Actor: Gerald Ford | Character: Self
Actor: Theodore Gold | Character: Self
Actor: Billy Graham | Character: Self
Actor: Fred Hampton | Character: Self
Actor: Abbie Hoffman | Character: Self
Actor: Dustin Hoffman | Character: Self
Actor: George Jackson | Character: Self
Actor: Georgia Jackson | Character: Self
Actor: Martin Luther King Jr. | Character: Self
Actor: Timothy Leary | Character: Self
Actor: Charles Manson | Character: Self
Actor: Zedong Mao | Character: Self
Actor: Walter Mondale | Character: Self
Actor: Richard Nixon | Character: Self
Actor: Ronald Reagan | Character: Self
Actor: James Robison | Character: Self
Actor: Evelle Younger | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: Sam Green | Role: Director
Name: Bill Siegel | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Christian Ettinger | Role: Producer
Name: Jannat Gargi | Role: Producer
Name: Sam Green | Role: Producer
Name: Mary Harron | Role: Producer
Name: Carrie Lozano | Role: Producer
Name: Sue Ellen McCann | Role: Producer
Name: Bill Siegel | Role: Producer
Name: Marc Smolowitz | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: David Cerf | Role: Composer
Name: Amy Domingues | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Andrew Black | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Federico Salsano | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Sam Green | Role: Editor
Name: Dawn Logsdon | Role: Editor

[Art Department]
Name: Janet Raugust | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Jake Collins | Role: Sound Department
Name: Elise Hurwitz | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve La Fayette | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rich Pooler | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Westby | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andre Philippenko | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: David Fenton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Greg Gricus | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Herbert H. Bennett | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Angela Reginato | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Jerry Busher | Role: Music Department
Name: Brendan Canty | Role: Music Department
Name: Ian MacKaye | Role: Music Department
Name: Brooke Wentz | Role: Music Department
Name: David Cerf | Role: Music Department
Name: Amy Domingues | Role: Music Department
Name: Bob Massey | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Lindsay Anderson | Role: Production Department
Name: Jason Cohn | Role: Production Department
Name: Charlotte Gutierrez | Role: Production Department
Name: Sarah Harbin | Role: Production Department
Name: David Harris | Role: Production Department
Name: John Lithgow | Role: Production Department
Name: Sarah Marx | Role: Production Department
Name: Sara Sculley | Role: Production Department
Name: Lindsay Dellas | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Herbert H. Bennett | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Guy Morrison | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kenn Rabin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sarah Harbin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Terry L. James | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Herbert H. Bennett | Role: Thanks
Name: Tom Hayden | Role: Thanks
Name: Guy Morrison | Role: Thanks
Name: Alex Trebek | Role: Thanks

Trailers

The Weather Underground (2002) | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2432434457/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2432434457/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563972506046.mp4?Expires=1788333408&Signature=FejDpXCF8kQjCAIlLxI4a6CL4ahVYTUTBIvsQBKE6F-k~Gpqegv9kqYs5~tTPqMTfy0N59wxzWDUwxXs3K9sJu5HgTTyiFIGZRF2KK-~oWDpT-Jrtfj1MTEYxgiIDt~NMitCrcW6eGsax3gkam94R72djMpusFFCirdmsRr-2QzmTuwQ882YT6Ys8~W0IRW6b568sfQWcgNE4pVRuYjdTFQRBbmSzThiJrNIAg2f2NTprhpGt5ekWGP-hy5g-utks5qS0hjFX2gmEKEdrWVgA78U63GzTLo6J~XUZ6PxiI8qLNePrnvf4oDv2M5pLsTLZPMa4pJ6dyanjJeBXMR30A__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: November 17, 2002 (San Francisco Film Arts Festival)
United States: January 19, 2003 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: March 22, 2003 (Dallas Video Festival)
United States: March 28, 2003 (Cleveland International Film Festival)
United States: March 29, 2003 (Wisconsin Film Festival)
United States: April 11, 2003 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
United States: June 4, 2003 (New York City, New York)
Switzerland: August 9, 2003 (Locarno Film Festival)
France: September 7, 2003 (Deauville Film Festival)
Netherlands: November 2003 (IDFA Festival)
Denmark: November 9, 2003 (CPH:DOX)
Australia: November 13, 2003
Greece: March 16, 2004 (Thessaloniki Documentary Festival)
United States: March 19, 2004 (East Lansing Film Festival)
Finland: August 27, 2004 (Espoo Film Festival)
Finland: October 20, 2004 (TV premiere)
France: April 27, 2005
Netherlands: December 8, 2005 (TV premiere)
Belgium: April 12, 2006
Poland: December 11, 2007 (International Film Festival Watch Docs. Human Rights in Film. Warsaw.)
United Kingdom: May 13, 2008 (Cinema '68)

Awards

Box Office