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Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther (1969)

Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther poster
Directed by
William Klein
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This 1969 documentary follows Black Panther activist Eldridge Cleaver during his exile in Algeria. Cleaver discusses revolution in the United States and criticizes American political leaders.

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What happens

Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther is a French-Algerian documentary film made in 1969 and directed by William Klein. The film covers Black Panther activist Eldridge Cleaver while exiled in Algeria. Cleaver moved to Algeria after the U.S. state of California tried to charge him with intent to murder. In the documentary, Cleaver discusses revolution in the United States and denounces political figures Richard Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Ronald Reagan and Richard J. Daley. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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