Panther
This fictionalized history chronicles the far-reaching changes effected by the radical group the Black Panthers during the late 1960s since Vietnam vet Judge returns to his hometown of Oakland to find it beset by violence and police discrimination against African-Americans.
19 March 1960, Newport Beach, California, USA
4 August 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA
16 August 1958, New York City, New York, USA
10 May 1967, London, England, UK
16 August 1930, Oakland, California, USA
15 January 1957, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
1 June 1961, Oakland, California, USA
13 April 1973, New York City, New York, USA
9 January 1963, Los Angeles, California, USA
12 October 1932, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
8 July 1967, Seattle, Washington, USA
10 October 1931, Berlin, Germany
30 March 1929, Brighton, Massachusetts, USA
20 May 1966, Seattle, Washington, USA
22 March 1935, Ogdensburg, New York, USA
25 February 1926, Rechnitz, Burgenland, Austria
27 April 1962, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
July 14, 2003
Doesn't really shed much light on the movement.
October 06, 2006
In his fictionalized story, Van Peebles simplifies the history of the Black Panthers, doing harm to a subject that he presumably intends to honor. Panther suffers from the same narrative and stylistic problems that has plagued his earlier films.
