Fred Hampton was the leader of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party. This film depicts his brutal murder by the Chicago police and its subsequent investigation, but also documents his activities in organizing the Chapter, his public speeches, and the programs he founded for children during the last eighteen months of his life.
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- Released
- Production
- The Film Group
Keywords
- black panther party
- black activist
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Top Cast
Fred Hampton as Self (archive footage)
Edward Carmody as Self - State's Atty Police (archive footage)
Rennie Davis as Self (archive footage)
Edward Hanrahan as Self (Illinois State's Attorney) (archive footage) (as Edward V. Hanrahan)
Don Matuson as Attorney in trial re-creation
Skip Andrew as Self - Attorney (archive footage)
Deborah Johnson as Self (archive footage)
Renault Robinson as Self - Pres., Afro-American Police Assn. (archive footage)
Top Crew
Howard Alk · Director, Editor
Mike Gray · Cinematographer
John Mason · Editor
Fred Baker · Executive Producer
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