
Black August
For political prisoner George Jackson, revolution was not a choice... it was a necessity
Drama
Overview
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
2007-08-01
Runtime:
1h 56m
Director:
Samm Styles
Writer:
TCinque J. Sampson
Top Cast

Gary Dourdan
George Jackson

Darren Bridgett
David Dryer

Ezra J. Stanley
Jonathan Jackson

'Big' LeRoy Mobley
Lumumba

Vonetta McGee
Georgia Jackson

Don Williams
FBI Agent Walker

Greg Gibbs
Fred Bennett

Leith M. Burke
W.L. Nolan

Cabran E. Chamberlain
Policeman

Cully Fredricksen
Guard Williams

London Freeman
Disciple

Kathy Garver
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