Brothers
1977 · Movie · 1h 45m · R
Drama
"He was a nobody; a black man in a white man's prison. She was a somebody; a notorious, beautiful, radical black professor. Their love story shocked the nation. This film is that story."
Overview
Thinly disguised account of the relationship between radical black activist Angela Davis and Black Panther and prison inmate George Jackson, who was one of those killed in a failed 1971 prison breakout.
Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
Key crew
- Arthur BarronDirector
- Taj MahalOriginal Music Composer
- Mildred LewisWriter
- Edward LewisWriter
Cast
- Bernie CaseyDavid Thomas
- Vonetta McGeePaula Jones
- Ron O'NealWalter Nance
- John LehneMcGee
- Stu GilliamRobinson
- Renny RokerLewis
- Owen PaceJoshua
- Dwan SmithKendra
- Martin St. JudgeWilliams
- Ricardo BrownHorton
- Susan BarristerTina
- John ZarembaJudge Number Two
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Themes
prisonblaxploitation cinemaracism