Series · An American Tragedy.

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

2006·1h / ep·TV-14·★ 7.5·1 season·Documentary

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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Season 1

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Ray NaginSelf

Garland RobinetteSelf

Kathleen BlancoSelf

Darleen AsevedoSelf

Jay AsevedoSelf

Harry BelafonteSelf

Wendell PierceSelf

Mike MyersSelf

Dick CheneySelf

Terence BlanchardSelf

Wynton MarsalisSelf

Al SharptonSelf

Sean PennSelf

YeSelf

Anderson CooperSelf

Gina MontanaSelf

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