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The Murder of Fred Hampton
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The Murder of Fred Hampton

1971
Directed byHoward Alk
1h 28m

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.

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Fred HamptonSelf (archive footage)Edward CarmodySelf - State's Atty Police (archive footage)
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Rennie Davis
Self (archive footage)
Edward HanrahanSelf (Illinois State's Attorney) (archive footage) (as Edward V. Hanrahan)
Don MatusonAttorney in trial re-creation
Skip AndrewSelf - Attorney (archive footage)
Deborah JohnsonSelf (archive footage)
Renault RobinsonSelf - Pres., Afro-American Police Assn. (archive footage)
Ronald SatchelSelf (archive footage) (as 'Doc' Satchel)
Tom StreeterSelf - Maywood Councilman (archive footage)
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Documentary
STATUSReleased
RATING
7.0

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