Movie: Panther (1995/I)

• Director: Mario Van Peebles
• Release Date: 3 May 1995 (USA)
• Run Time: Germany:123 min | UK:124 min
• Country: UK , USA
• Genre: Drama  
• MPAA: Rated R for strong violence and language.

Tagline: The People Called Them Heroes. The F.B.I. Called Them Public Enemy Number One.  

Trivia: Roger Guenveur Smith, who plays Pruitt, also played Huey Newton in A Huey P. Newton Story (2001) (TV), meaning he has played characters at the birth and death of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.
 

Goofs: Errors in geography: When Detective Brimmer is chasing Judge, he makes a radio call saying the he is running east on Market Street, in Oakland, CA. Market Street in Oakland, runs South to North. There is no way to run East on Market Street.
 

“Panther is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The movie spans about 3 years (1966-68) of the Black Panther’s history in Oakland. Panther also uses historical footage (B/W) to emphasize some points. Written by Qawi Robinson”