Black August
Black August

Black August

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2007
1h 56m
5.2(6 votes)
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.

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30 members
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Gary Dourdan

George Jackson

Gary Dourdan
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Darren Bridgett

David Dryer

Darren Bridgett
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Ezra J. Stanley

Jonathan Jackson

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'Big' LeRoy Mobley

Lumumba

'Big' LeRoy Mobley
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Vonetta McGee

Georgia Jackson

Vonetta McGee
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Don Williams

FBI Agent Walker

Don Williams
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Greg Gibbs

Fred Bennett

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Leith M. Burke

W.L. Nolan

Leith M. Burke
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Cabran E. Chamberlain

Policeman

Cabran E. Chamberlain
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Cully Fredricksen

Guard Williams

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London Freeman

Disciple

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Kathy Garver

Unknown Role

Kathy Garver
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Bob Greene

Jean Genet

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Michael Greggans

Assistant Editor

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Tim Heinrich

Rifleman

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Charlie Holliday

Judge Herbert Hayes

Charlie Holliday
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Cal Johnson

Falling Inmate

Cal Johnson
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John Kovacevich

District Attorney Gary Thomas

John Kovacevich
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Jonté LeGras

James McClaine

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Heather Mathieson

Mrs. Dryer

Heather Mathieson
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Melia Mills

Brenda Johnson

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Production

Patrick Minderler

Priest

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Tina Marie Murray

Angela Davis

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Robert Parsons

Trustee

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Fred Pitts

Reporter

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Allen Pontes

Print Reporter

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Peggy Sandow

Juror #3

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Writing

Bob Sáenz

Prison Official

Bob Sáenz
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Joe Tallarico

Rifleman

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Reid Garver Travis

Unknown Role

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