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Black August (2007)

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

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.

Release: 2007-08-01
Runtime: 116 min
Rating: 5.2 / 10
Cast
Gary Dourdan
Gary Dourdan
George Jackson
Darren Bridgett
Darren Bridgett
David Dryer
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Ezra J. Stanley
Jonathan Jackson
'Big' LeRoy Mobley
'Big' LeRoy Mobley
Lumumba
Vonetta McGee
Vonetta McGee
Georgia Jackson
Don Williams
Don Williams
FBI Agent Walker
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Greg Gibbs
Fred Bennett
Leith M. Burke
Leith M. Burke
W.L. Nolan
Cabran E. Chamberlain
Cabran E. Chamberlain
Policeman
Cully Fredricksen
Cully Fredricksen
Guard Williams
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London Freeman
Disciple
Kathy Garver
Kathy Garver
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Bob Greene
Jean Genet
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Michael Greggans
Assistant Editor
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Tim Heinrich
Rifleman
Charlie Holliday
Charlie Holliday
Judge Herbert Hayes
Cal Johnson
Cal Johnson
Falling Inmate
John Kovacevich
John Kovacevich
District Attorney Gary Thomas