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A Huey P. Newton Story(2001)

He Defied and Defined Generations

5.4(10)1h 26m2001-06-18

DocumentaryDramaComedy

Overview

The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his 10-point program for social reform.

Director:: Spike Lee
Writers:: Roger Guenveur Smith
Producers:: Steven Adams, Bob L. Johnson, Marc Henry Johnson
Cinematographer:: Ellen Kuras
Composer:: Marc Anthony Thompson
Production:: 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Luna Ray Films, Lyrical Knockout Entertainment
Status:: Released

Cast

Roger Guenveur Smith

Roger Guenveur Smith

Huey P. Newton

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

H. Rap Brown

H. Rap Brown

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Angela Davis

Angela Davis

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Eldridge Cleaver

Eldridge Cleaver

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kathleen Cleaver

Kathleen Cleaver

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Huey P. Long

Huey P. Long

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bobby Seale

Bobby Seale

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)