A Huey P. Newton Story

Jun 18, 2001

1h 26m

★ 5.2

He Defied and Defined Generations

Overview

The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his 10-point program for social reform.

Genres

Documentary

Drama

Production Companies

40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Luna Ray Films

Lyrical Knockout Entertainment

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Cast

Huey P. Newton

Roger Guenveur Smith

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marlon Brando

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

H. Rap Brown

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jim Brown

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kwame Ture

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Eldridge Cleaver

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kathleen Cleaver

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Huey P. Long

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bobby Seale

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bessie Smith

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