The Siege at Ruby Ridge

The Siege at Ruby Ridge is a 1996 drama television film directed by Roger Young and written by Lionel Chetwynd about the confrontation between the family of Randy Weaver and the US federal government at Ruby Ridge in 1992. It was based on the book Every Knee Shall Bow by reporter Jess Walter.^[1] It originally aired as a two-part CBS miniseries titled Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy on May 19 and May 21, 1996.^[1] The miniseries was edited together to become the film The Siege at Ruby Ridge.^[2]

The Siege at Ruby Ridge
Genre	Drama film
Written by	Lionel Chetwynd
Directed by	Roger Young
Starring	Randy Quaid Laura Dern Kirsten Dunst
Theme music composer	Patrick Williams
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Edgar J. Scherick Judith Regan
Producer	Robert F. Phillips
Production locations	Chico, California Magalia, California
Cinematography	Donald M. Morgan
Editors	Dennis C. Vejar Benjamin A. Weissman
Running time	175 minutes
Production companies	Edgar J. Scherick Associates The Regan Company Victor Television Productions Inc.
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	May 19, 1996 (1996-05-19)