TV Tango Search

Search

|              FREE: Ask a TV Expert
   TelevisionCakeAd

Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy

Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy

Ruby_ridge_an_american_tragedy_241x208
Air Date Rating Share Against the
Competition
Sunday, May 19, 1996 10.2 17 3
Tuesday, May 21, 1996 8.8 15 3
(Click any date to see TV listings for that day)
  • Season: 1995-96
  • Network: CBS
  • Genre: Drama
  • Category: Miniseries
  • Subject Matter: Family Drama, Man Against The System, Political Piece, True Story
  • Based On: Every Knee Shall Bow written by Jess Walter
  • Misc.: 4 Hours

Buy This Show on DVD or Watch Online

Legal Full Movie
Not Available Online
(That We Know Of)

Plot Synopsis

Based on the book ''Every Knee Shall Bow'' by Jess Walter. In 1992 Ruby Ridge Idaho, ex-Green Beret and white separatist Randy Weaver, his religious zealot wife Vicki and their three children lead a paranoid and isolated life in an armed compound. After selling sawed-off shotguns to undercover federal agents, he is descended upon by the FBI, state police and Federal marshals . A violent and bloody struggle ensues ending with tragic results on both sides.

Crew

Production Company:

  • Edgar J. Scherick Associates, Regan Co., Victor Television Prods.

Production Type:

  • Independent
All data is checked with on-screen credits before being entered into the database.