The Murder of Fred Hampton

19711971
Not RatedNot Rated
1h 28min

The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971)

Documentary Biography Crime

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... Read allFred 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 founde... Read allFred 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.

Director
- Howard Alk
Stars
- Skip Andrew(archive footage)
- Edward Carmody(archive footage)
- James Davis(archive footage)

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The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971)

Self - Attorneyas Self - Attorney
(archive footage)

Self - State's Atty Policeas Self - State's Atty Police
(archive footage)

Self - Police Officeras Self - Police Officer
(archive footage)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Edward Hanrahan

Self (Illinois State's Attorney)as Self (Illinois State's Attorney)
(archive footage)
(as Edward V. Hanrahan)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Deborah Johnson

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Lawrence Kennon

Self - Cook County Bar Assn.as Self - Cook County Bar Assn.
(archive footage)

Attorney in trial re-creationas Attorney in trial re-creation

James Montgomery

Self - Attorneyas Self - Attorney
(archive footage)

Renault Robinson

Self - Pres., Afro-American Police Assn.as Self - Pres., Afro-American Police Assn.
(archive footage)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)

Selfas Self
(archive footage)
(as 'Doc' Satchel)

Self - Maywood Councilmanas Self - Maywood Councilman
(archive footage)

Director
- Howard Alk
All cast & crew

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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. —Harvard Film Archive / submitted by Max Schaefer <mms@pobox.com>

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Taglines
- A Movie
Genres
Certificate
- Not Rated
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
My uncle was involved with this film. The cameraman, Mike Gray, had to go into hiding in CA for months with the film canisters because he fillmed the evidence of the real bedroom door with bullets going one way. He went behind the yellow police tape the day before Hanrahan's men switched to the false door that showed 2 way shooting.

Connections
Featured in Underground (1976)

Top review

10/10

I showed this movie around in the '70's

I saw this movie when i was a journalism student at NYU in the '70's. the organization that I belonged to-The Revolutionary Student Brigade-took the movie around to different collages and also showed it in Newark at a Project where a young boy-Charles Sutton-had been shot. The movie is an eye opener. There is no doubt in your mind as to why Fred Hampton was killed. It's a great job of investigative reporting. If your stomach is not already turned by what is currently called "news" this will do it for you. It will also make you mad to see what we were once, what we could have done-what we did do and how our potential was destroyed by the powers that be. We can all get along-we can doanything as long as we recognize who the enemy really is. The people united will never be defeated.

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Release date
- May 1971 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Hampton
Production company
- The Film Group, Chicago
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Runtime
- 1h 28min
Color
- Black and White
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1

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