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Sacheen Littlefeather is a Actor American born on 14 november 1946 at Salinas (USA)
Sacheen Littlefeather (born Marie Louise Cruz, November 14, 1946) is an actress and an activist for Native American civil rights.
She is best known for presenting a declinatory speech on behalf of actor Marlon Brando, when he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Godfather at the 45th Academy Awards ceremony on March 27, 1973, which he also boycotted in protest of the treatment of Native Americans by the film industry. She wore an Apache dress on the occasion.
Littlefeather was born in Salinas, California. Her ancestry is Apache, Yaqui, Pueblo on her father's side and her mother is of French, German, and Dutch descent. On her official website, she states her father was from the White Mountain Apache and Yaqui tribes from Arizona and that "Cruz" is her father's recognized tribe name.
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Birth name Marie Louise Cruz
Nationality USA
Birth 14 november 1946 at Salinas (USA)
Death 2 october 2022 (at 75 years)
Nationality USA
Birth 14 november 1946 at Salinas (USA)
Death 2 october 2022 (at 75 years)
She is best known for presenting a declinatory speech on behalf of actor Marlon Brando, when he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Godfather at the 45th Academy Awards ceremony on March 27, 1973, which he also boycotted in protest of the treatment of Native Americans by the film industry. She wore an Apache dress on the occasion.
Littlefeather was born in Salinas, California. Her ancestry is Apache, Yaqui, Pueblo on her father's side and her mother is of French, German, and Dutch descent. On her official website, she states her father was from the White Mountain Apache and Yaqui tribes from Arizona and that "Cruz" is her father's recognized tribe name.
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Reel Injun (2010)
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary, Historical, Western
Themes Films about racism, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Adam Beach, Clint Eastwood, Charlie Hill, Sacheen Littlefeather, Zacharias Kunuk, Jim Jarmusch
Roles Self
Rating74%
Le réalisateur Neil Diamond, lui-même Indien Cree, donne la parole à des gens de cinéma connus pour leur regard acéré sur l'image et la place des Amérindiens dans le western américain : les cinéastes Clint Eastwood, Zacharias Kunuk et Jim Jarmusch, les acteurs Wes Studi et Graham Greene.
Shoot the Sun Down (1978)
Genres Western
Actors Margot Kidder, Christopher Walken, Bo Brundin, Geoffrey Lewis, A Martinez, Sacheen Littlefeather
Roles Navajo Woman
Rating46%
In the late 1830s, when much of the Old West was still Mexican territory, four people are traveling through the deserts, north of Texas and a three-day ride from Santa Fe.
Freebie and the Bean (1974)
, 1h53Directed by Richard Rush
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors James Caan, Alan Arkin, Loretta Swit, Jack Kruschen, Mike Kellin, Alex Rocco
Roles Minor Role (uncredited)
Rating65%
Freebie and Bean are a pair of maverick detectives with the SFPD Intelligence Squad. The volatile gratuity-seeking Freebie is trying to get promoted to the vice squad to garner perks for his retirement while the neurotic and fastidious Bean has ambitions to make lieutenant. Against a backdrop of Super Bowl weekend in San Francisco, the partners are trying to conclude a 14-month investigation, digging through garbage to gather evidence against well-connected racketeer Red Meyers, when they discover that a hit man from Detroit is after Meyers as well. After rejecting their pretext arrest of Meyers to protect him, the district attorney orders them to keep him alive until Monday.
The Trial of Billy Jack (1974)
, 2h50Directed by Tom Laughlin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Musical
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Political films
Actors Tom Laughlin, George Aguilar, Delores Taylor, Sacheen Littlefeather, Victor Izay
Roles Patsy Littlejohn
Rating46%
Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) goes to court facing an involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from events in the earlier film. He is found guilty and sentenced to a prison term. Meanwhile, the kids at the Freedom School—an experimental school for runaways and troubled youth on a Native American reservation in Arizona—vow to rebuild the school. They raise funds and acquire a new building, eventually starting their own newspaper and television station. Inspired by Nader's Raiders, they begin using the newspaper and TV station to conduct investigative reporting, angering several politicians and townspeople in the process with their exposés.
Counselor at Crime (1973)
, 1h44Directed by Alberto De Martino
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Martin Balsam, Tomás Milián, Francisco Rabal, Dagmar Lassander, Perla Cristal, Carlo Tamberlani
Roles Maggie
Rating61%
Lorsque le filleul du seigneur du crime de San Francisco demande la permission de quitter "l'entreprise", Don Antonio accepte, mais à contrecœur. Un tel comportement de la part de l'un ou de l'autre est une violation du code et une guerre de foule sanglante éclate. Ce n'est que grâce au solide soutien de ses relations familiales en Sicile que Don Antonio peut survivre à la mêlée et s'imposer. Consterné par la situation qu'il a provoquée, le filleul devient le "consigliere" de son chef, ou conseiller au crime.