Black August
For political prisoner George Jackson, revolution was not a choice... it was a necessity
August 1, 2007
116 min
NR
✓ Released 6996 days ago
Drama
5.9
User Score
7 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Samm Styles
Runtime: 116 min
Budget: $1,500,000
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
