Movie
The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971)
Documentary
Story
Fred Hampton was the leader of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party. This film depicts his brutal murder by the Chicago police and its subsequent investigation, but also documents his activities in organizing the Chapter, his public speeches, and the programs he founded for children during the last eighteen months of his life.
Director: Howard Alk Starring: Fred Hampton, Edward Carmody, Rennie Davis, Edward Hanrahan
The Murder of Fred Hampton Cast
- Fred Hampton as Self (archive footage)
- Edward Carmody as Self - State's Atty Police (archive footage)
- Rennie Davis as Self (archive footage)
- Edward Hanrahan as Self (Illinois State's Attorney) (archive footage) (as Edward V. Hanrahan)
- Don Matuson as Attorney in trial re-creation
- Skip Andrew as Self - Attorney (archive footage)
- Deborah Johnson as Self (archive footage)
- Renault Robinson as Self - Pres., Afro-American Police Assn. (archive footage)
- Ronald Satchel as Self (archive footage) (as 'Doc' Satchel)
- Tom Streeter as Self - Maywood Councilman (archive footage)
- James Montgomery as Self - Attorney (archive footage)
- Lawrence Kennon as Self - Cook County Bar Assn. (archive footage)
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