poster

Black August

Drama

5.2

Release Date

August 1, 2007

Duration

116 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

Gary Dourdan

George Jackson

Gary Dourdan

Darren Bridgett

David Dryer

Darren Bridgett

Ezra J. Stanley

Jonathan Jackson

Ezra J. Stanley

'Big' LeRoy Mobley

Lumumba

'Big' LeRoy Mobley

Vonetta McGee

Georgia Jackson

Vonetta McGee

Don Williams

FBI Agent Walker

Don Williams

Greg Gibbs

Fred Bennett

Greg Gibbs

Leith M. Burke

W.L. Nolan

Leith M. Burke

Cabran E. Chamberlain

Policeman

Cabran E. Chamberlain

Cully Fredricksen

Guard Williams

Cully Fredricksen

London Freeman

Disciple

London Freeman

Kathy Garver

Kathy Garver

Bob Greene

Jean Genet

Bob Greene

Michael Greggans

Assistant Editor

Michael Greggans

Tim Heinrich

Rifleman

Tim Heinrich

Charlie Holliday

Judge Herbert Hayes

Charlie Holliday

Cal Johnson

Falling Inmate

Cal Johnson

John Kovacevich

District Attorney Gary Thomas

John Kovacevich

Jonté LeGras

James McClaine

Jonté LeGras

Heather Mathieson

Mrs. Dryer

Heather Mathieson

Melia Mills

Brenda Johnson

Melia Mills

Patrick Minderler

Priest

Patrick Minderler

Tina Marie Murray

Angela Davis

Tina Marie Murray

Robert Parsons

Trustee

Robert Parsons

Fred Pitts

Reporter

Fred Pitts

Allen Pontes

Print Reporter

Allen Pontes

Peggy Sandow

Juror #3

Peggy Sandow

Bob Sáenz

Prison Official

Bob Sáenz

Joe Tallarico

Rifleman

Joe Tallarico

Reid Garver Travis

Reid Garver Travis

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