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Black Panthers

Black Panthers
★ 7.2/10•1968•28m•Documentary

Black is beautiful! We want to free Huey Newton!

A film shot during the summer of 1968 in Oakland, California around the meetings organised by the Black Panthers Party to free Huey Newton, one of their leaders, and to turn his trial into a political debate. They tried and succeeded in catching America’s attention.

Agnès Varda · Director

Agnès Varda · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime28m
LanguageFR
Release DateDec 1, 1968

Actors

Huey P. Newton

Huey P. Newton

Self

Eldridge Cleaver

Eldridge Cleaver

Self

Bobby Seale

Bobby Seale

Self

Kwame Ture

Kwame Ture

Self

Ron Dellums

Self

James Forman

Self

H. Rap Brown

H. Rap Brown

Self

Kathleen Cleaver

Kathleen Cleaver

Self

Bill Brent

Self - Captain in the Black Panther

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