"August 1, 1966, was the day our innocence was shattered."

2016

1h 22m

7.6(195 votes)

Animation

Crime

Documentary

Overview

Combining archival footage with rotoscopic animation, Tower reveals the action-packed untold stories of the witnesses, heroes and survivors of America’s first mass school shooting, when the worst in one man brought out the best in so many others.

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23 members

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Violett Beane

Claire Wilson James

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Chris Doubek

Allen Crum

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Blair Jackson

Houston McCoy

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Louie Arnette

Ramiro "Ray" Martinez

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Josephine McAdam

Rita Starpattern

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Aldo Ordoñez

Aleck Hernandez Jr.

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Seamus Bolivar-Ochoa

John "Artly" Fox

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Monty Muir

Neal Spelce

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Cole Bee Wilson

Tom Eckman

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Vicky Illk

Brenda Bell

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Anthony Martinez

Lee "Junior" Zamora

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Rebecca Beegle

Comforting Woman

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Ron Pippin

Phil Miller

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Timothy Lucas

Kent Kirkley

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Karen Davidson

Margaret C. Berry

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Jeremy Brown

Jerry Day

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Cole Bresnehen

James Love

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Tyler Mager

Student With Rifle

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John Fitch

Billy Speed

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Steve Eckelman

Man in Suit

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Patrick Floyd

Billy Snowden

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Kevin Lindsay

John Pipkin

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Theo Earl Maitland

Baby Boy Wilson

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