Black Panthers

"Black is beautiful! We want to free Huey Newton!"

1968 0h 28m FR

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★7.1TMDB · 101

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Synopsis

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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.

“Black is beautiful! We want to free Huey Newton!”

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Cast

Huey P. Newton
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Eldridge Cleaver
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Bobby Seale
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Kwame Ture
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Ron Dellums
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James Forman
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H. Rap Brown
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Kathleen Cleaver
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Agnès Varda
Writers: Agnès Varda
Languages: English, French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 28-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Agnès Varda, shot by David Myers. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Huey P. Newton and Eldridge Cleaver and Bobby Seale carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Black is beautiful! We want to free Huey Newton!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0209942 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Agnès Varda directs. David Myers behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 28-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
258 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Agnès Varda, shot by David Myers. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Huey P. Newton and Eldridge Cleaver and Bobby Seale carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Black is beautiful! We want to free Huey Newton!".
8IMDB entry: tt0209942 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.