Black Panthers (1968)

  • NR
  • 12/01/1968 (FR)
  • Documentary
  • 28m

Black is beautiful! We want to free Huey Newton!

Overview

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, Writer

Cast

Huey P. Newton's headshot

Huey P. Newton

Self
Eldridge Cleaver's headshot

Eldridge Cleaver

Self
Bobby Seale's headshot

Bobby Seale

Self
Kwame Ture's headshot

Kwame Ture

Self
Ron Dellums's headshot

Ron Dellums

Self
James Forman's headshot

James Forman

Self
H. Rap Brown's headshot

H. Rap Brown

Self
Kathleen Cleaver's headshot

Kathleen Cleaver

Self

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