Episode
60 Minutes: Crackdown in Russia; Blindsided; The Nile Crocodile
Overview
Lesley Stahl interviews a member of Russia's punk protest band Pussy Riot, about the group's anti-Putin demonstration that resulted in two members being imprisoned. Also: James Brown interviews NFL hopeful Brian Banks, who spent five years in prison for a rape he did not commit; and Anderson Cooper swims in the Nile with crocodiles.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 45
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 2013-03-24
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Crackdown in Russia; Blindsided; The Nile Crocodile is Episode 23 in Season 45 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2013-03-24. The runtime is 44 min.
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