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The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : Howard Alk

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.

Actors

Fred Hampton
Fred Hampton
Self (archive footage)
Rennie Davis
Rennie Davis
Self (archive footage)
Edward Hanrahan
Edward Hanrahan
Self (Illinois State's Attorney) (archive footage) (as Edward V. Hanrahan)
Don Matuson
Don Matuson
Attorney in trial re-creation
Skip Andrew
Skip Andrew
Self - Attorney (archive footage)
Edward Carmody
Edward Carmody
Self - State's Atty Police (archive footage)
Deborah Johnson
Deborah Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Renault Robinson
Renault Robinson
Self - Pres., Afro-American Police Assn. (archive footage)
Ronald Satchel
Ronald Satchel
Self (archive footage) (as 'Doc' Satchel)
Tom Streeter
Tom Streeter
Self - Maywood Councilman (archive footage)
James Montgomery
James Montgomery
Self - Attorney (archive footage)
Lawrence Kennon
Lawrence Kennon
Self - Cook County Bar Assn. (archive footage)
Brenda Harris
Brenda Harris
Self (archive footage)
James Davis
James Davis
Self - Police Officer (archive footage) (as James 'Gloves' Davis)
Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
Self (archive footage)

Crews

Howard Alk
Howard Alk
Director
Mike Gray
Mike Gray
Director of Photography
Fred Baker
Fred Baker
Executive Producer
Howard Alk
Howard Alk
Editor
John Mason
John Mason
Editor
Mike Gray
Mike Gray
Producer
Emmett Grogan
Emmett Grogan
Associate Producer
James A. Dennett
James A. Dennett
Production Manager

Trailers and other movies

Trailer for THE MURDER OF FRED HAMPTON (1971, Mike Gray & Howard Alk)

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