Movie Drama
The People Called Them Heroes. The F.B.I. Called Them Public Enemy Number One.
Panther is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The movie spans about 3 years (1966-68) of the Black Panther's history in Oakland. Panther also uses historical footage (B/W) to emphasize some points.
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Kadeem Hardison Bokeem Woodbine Joe Don Baker Courtney B. Vance Tyrin Turner Marcus Chong Anthony Griffith Bobby Brown Nefertiti James Russo Jenifer Lewis Chris Rock Roger Guenveur Smith Michael Wincott Richard Dysart M. Emmet Walsh Wesley Jonathan Angela Bassett Kahlil Nelson Anthony Johnson Dick Gregory Kool Moe Dee Lahmard J. Tate William Fuller David Greenlee Melvin Van Peebles Adam Powers Brent Schaefer Mark Curry Dario Scardapane Reginald Ballard Ralph Ahn James Bigwood Martin Bright Mark Buntzman Robert Peters Jeff Obafemi Carr Steven Carl White Charles Cooper Jay Koch Tim Loughrin Tony Beard Jerry Rubin Beau Windham Jamie Johnson Yolanda Whittaker Arthur Reed Christopher Michael James Le Gros Joseph Culp Preston L. Holmes Chris Tucker Tracey Costello Jeris Poindexter Brent Sincock James A. Earley Sharrif Simmons L. Sidney Bob Rule Eddie Anisko Robbie Allen David L. King Doo-Doo Brown Marvin Young D-Knowledge Shanice Wilson Ann Weldon Brian Turk Dwayne P. Wiggins Timothy C. Riley John T. Smith Elijah Baker Vincent Lars Bill Ortiz Roberto Santana Gunnar Peterson John Harwood John Knight Eric Kohner Robert Culp Mario Van Peebles Steven M. Gagnon Manny Perry William Martin Brennan
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