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Black August
For political prisoner George Jackson, revolution was not a choice... it was a necessity
2007 | 116m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Samm Styles |
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| Writer: | TCinque J. Sampson |
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| 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 Date: | Aug 01, 2007 |
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| Director: | Samm Styles |
| Writer: | TCinque J. Sampson |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | prison, racism |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $1,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 17, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Bob Greene | Jean Genet |
| Michael Greggans | Assistant Editor |
| Tim Heinrich | Rifleman |
| Charlie Holliday | Judge Herbert Hayes |
| Cal Johnson | Falling Inmate |
| John Kovacevich | District Attorney Gary Thomas |
| Jonté LeGras | James McClaine |
| Heather Mathieson | Mrs. Dryer |
| Melia Mills | Brenda Johnson |
| Patrick Minderler | Priest |
| Tina Marie Murray | Angela Davis |
| Robert Parsons | Trustee |
| Fred Pitts | Reporter |
| Allen Pontes | Print Reporter |
| Peggy Sandow | Juror #3 |
| Bob Sáenz | Prison Official |
| Joe Tallarico | Rifleman |
| Reid Garver Travis |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Samm Styles | Director |
| Mike Martinez | Stunt Coordinator |
| William Washington | Stunt Coordinator |
| Juan 'Uglyfingers' Blair | Original Music Composer |
| Kev Robertson | Director of Photography |
| TCinque J. Sampson | Writer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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