The read
A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 86/100. Scores higher than 83% of the 89 1970s documentary movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 28m. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic86/100
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Howard AlkDirector
Cast
- Fred HamptonSelf (archive footage)
- Edward CarmodySelf - State's Atty Police (archive footage)
- Rennie DavisSelf (archive footage)
- Edward HanrahanSelf (Illinois State's Attorney) (archive footage) (as Edward V. Hanrahan)
- Don MatusonAttorney in trial re-creation
- Skip AndrewSelf - Attorney (archive footage)
- Deborah JohnsonSelf (archive footage)
- Renault RobinsonSelf - Pres., Afro-American Police Assn. (archive footage)
- Ronald SatchelSelf (archive footage) (as 'Doc' Satchel)
- Tom StreeterSelf - Maywood Councilman (archive footage)
- James MontgomerySelf - Attorney (archive footage)
- Lawrence KennonSelf - Cook County Bar Assn. (archive footage)
Themes
black panther partyblack activist