Film · Documentary
The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971)
★ 7.0 · 10 votes1 h 28 minDocumentary1971
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.
- Director
- Howard Alk
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- May 1, 1971
Cast
Fred HamptonSelf (archive footage)- Edward CarmodySelf - State's Atty Police (archive footage)
- Rennie DavisSelf (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)
- James MontgomerySelf - Attorney (archive footage)
- Lawrence KennonSelf - Cook County Bar Assn. (archive footage)
- Brenda HarrisSelf (archive footage)
- James DavisSelf - Police Officer (archive footage) (as James 'Gloves' Davis)
Bobby RushSelf (archive footage)
