Directed by:
Mario Van PeeblesScreenplay:
Melvin Van PeeblesCinematography:
Edward J. PeiComposer:
Stanley ClarkeCast:
Kadeem Hardison, Bokeem Woodbine, Joe Don Baker, Courtney B. Vance, Tyrin Turner, Marcus Chong, Anthony Griffith, Angela Bassett, James Russo, Jenifer Lewis (more)Plots(1)
It is a time of tension--of rioting in the streets. A time of change. In Oakland, California, 1968, a militant group, The Black Panthers led by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale have armed themselves and are ready to fight for freedom. To the people, they're heroes, but to the FBI they're Public Enemy One. Now the Feds will do everything they can--on the right or wrong side of the law--to bring them down. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Kadeem Hardison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/377/162377260_b42a08.png)
Kadeem Hardison
USA
Best movies:
Beat Street (1984)
Paddleton (2019)
Blind Faith (1998)
![Bokeem Woodbine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272398_10a2a6.jpg)
Bokeem Woodbine
USA
Best movies:
Le Rocher (1996)
Ray (2004)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
![Joe Don Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/822/164822344_3a8e7c.jpg)
Joe Don Baker
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Natural (1984)
Cape Fear (1991)
![Courtney B. Vance](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271958_88428c.jpg)
Courtney B. Vance
USA
Best movies:
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
12 Angry Men (1997) (TV movie)
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Tyrin Turner
Best movies:
Belly (1998)
Little Boy Blue (1997)
Menace II Society (1993)
![Marcus Chong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/078/830/78830987_83b886.jpg)
Marcus Chong
USA
Best movies:
The Matrix (1999)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
American Heart (1992)
Anthony Griffith
Best movies:
Tales from the Hood (1995)
Panther (1995)
Little Richard (2000) (TV movie)
![Angela Bassett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/053/161053196_415c27.png)
Angela Bassett
USA
Best movies:
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Soul (2020)
Contact (1997)
![James Russo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/316/316824_4179ba.jpg)
James Russo
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
![Jenifer Lewis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273441_54b7ca.jpg)
Jenifer Lewis
USA
Best movies:
Cars (2006)
Cast Away (2000)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
![Chris Rock](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/429/166429202_5e54a5.jpg)
Chris Rock
USA
Best movies:
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live (2015) (concert)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
![Roger Guenveur Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/605/161605917_09bbbc.jpg)
Roger Guenveur Smith
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Final Destination (2000)
![Michael Wincott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267619_4b749f.jpg)
Michael Wincott
Canada
Best movies:
The Doors (1991)
Dead Man (1995)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
![M. Emmet Walsh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/762/168762141_d07mx8.jpg)
M. Emmet Walsh
USA
Best movies:
Little Big Man (1970)
Le Géant de fer (1999)
Serpico (1973)
![Richard Dysart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/802/157802516_2ce59e.jpg)
Richard Dysart
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Being There (1979)
![Dick Gregory](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271715_273d89.jpg)
Dick Gregory
USA
Best movies:
The Leisure Seeker (2017)
Panther (1995)
The Hot Chick (2002)
Melvin Van Peebles
USA
Best movies:
Double identité (1991)
The Shining (1997) (TV movie)
Panther (1995)
Mark Buntzman
USA
Best movies:
Panther (1995)
Exterminator 2 (1984)
Posse (1993)
![Yolanda Whittaker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277632_4865b5.jpg)
Yolanda Whittaker
USA
Best movies:
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Who's the Man? (1993)
Menace II Society (1993)
![James Le Gros](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/777/162777680_1433a4.png)
James Le Gros
USA
Best movies:
Enemy of the State (1998)
Living in Oblivion (1995)
Zodiac (2007)