Black August (2007)

ALL 08/01/2007 (en) Drama 116 Min
  • Release
    08/01/2007
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    53%
  • Original title
    Black August
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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For political prisoner George Jackson, revolution was not a choice... it was a necessity

Overview

The last 14 months of George Jackson's life was an existence under subjective and objective conditions in California's industrial prison complex. George Jackson would spend 11 years in jail (7 of which were in solitary confinement) for a $70 gas station robbery crime in 1960. He was 18 years of age when the sentence of one year-to-life was handed down to him.

  1. Samm Styles

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Gary Dourdan

    George Jackson

  2. Darren Bridgett

    David Dryer

  3. Vonetta McGee

    Georgia Jackson

  4. 'Big' LeRoy Mobley

    Lumumba

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 4 , Crews : 2

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Black August (2007) 116 Min

ALL 08/01/2007 (en)
Drama
  • Release 08/01/2007
  • Production
  • Original title Black August
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

For political prisoner George Jackson, revolution was not a choice... it was a necessity

Overview

The last 14 months of George Jackson's life was an existence under subjective and objective conditions in California's industrial prison complex. George Jackson would spend 11 years in jail (7 of which were in solitary confinement) for a $70 gas station robbery crime in 1960. He was 18 years of age when the sentence of one year-to-life was handed down to him.

  1. Samm Styles

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer