Patty Hearst

Patty Hearst is a 1988 American biographical film crime drama directed by Paul Schrader and stars Natasha Richardson as Hearst Corporation heiress Patricia Hearst and Ving Rhames as Symbionese Liberation Army leader Cinque. It is based on Hearst's 1982 autobiography Every Secret Thing (co-written with Alvin Moscow), which was later rereleased as Patty Hearst – Her Own Story. The film depicts the kidnapping of student Patty Hearst by the Symbionese Liberation Army, her transformation into an active follower of the SLA after a long-lasting imprisonment and process of purported brainwashing, and her final arrest after a series of armed robberies. Cast Natasha Richardson as Patricia Hearst William Forsythe as William "Teko" Harris Ving Rhames as Cinque Mtume Frances Fisher as Yolanda Jodi Long as Wendy Yoshimura Olivia Barash as Fahizah Dana Delany as Gelina Marek Johnson as Zoya Kitty Swink as Gabi Peter Kowanko as Cujo (as Pete Kowanko) Tom O'Rourke as Jim Browning Scott Kraft as Steven Weed Jeff Imada as neighbor Ermal Williamson as Randolph A. Hearst Elaine Revard as Catherine Hearst Destiny Reyes Allstun as Vicky Hearst Production The film was written by Nicholas Kazan (son of Oscar-winning director Elia Kazan) drawing narration from Hearst's memoir.