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Panther (I) (1995)

 -  Drama  -  3 May 1995 (USA)
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A dramatized account of the story of The Black Panther Party of Self-Defense.

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Judge
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Tyrone
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Brimmer
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Cy
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Eldridge Cleaver
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Rose
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Alma
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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. Written by Qawi Robinson

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Rated R for strong violence and language | See all certifications »
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3 May 1995 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

A fekete párduc  »

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$6,834,525 (USA)
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1.85 : 1
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Angela Bassett also played Betty Shabazz in Malcolm X. See more »

Goofs

At a party, a Black Panther member is shown playing a cream colored guitar with a Floyd Rose tremolo and locking nut. Floyd Rose didn't invent the locking tremolo system until 1977. The film is set in the mid-'60s. See more »

Quotes

Cy: [to White Girls looking for drugs] Every Black man you lay eyes on ain't a dope dealer
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References Malcolm X (1992) See more »

Soundtracks

"I Got You (I Feel Good)"
Performed by James Brown
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Flawed movie, a reply to a flawed comment
24 March 2000 | by (Ireland) – See all my reviews

I am actually watching Panther as I write this. Thus far it has borne the flaw of every historical/political film dealing with complex issues, there is a lot of talking, a lot of montage and things are definitely simplified. However, looking through the comments by users there is at least one major error in a prior comment. Patty Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, a tiny ultra-left wing sect. As to Eldridge Cleaver, he indeed was not a pleasant person by all accounts. His failing do not mean that every Black Panther was so misogynistic or brutal. In many cases, the Panthers were more sinnned against than sinning-the major sin being the existence of a massive and legally and morally dubious COINTELPRO program which seeded the Party with agents provocateurs and informers, and which seems to have coordinated a number of violent incidents agianst Panther officials and supporters, including fatal shootings. That destroyed the Party, and destroyed the lives of many associated with it.


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