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  • 1971
  • Not Rated
  • Facets Multimedia Distribution
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 1971
  • Not Rated
  • Facets Multimedia Distribution
  • 1 h 28 m
The Murder of Fred Hampton

Summary 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.

Directed By: Howard Alk

  • 1971
  • Not Rated
  • Facets Multimedia Distribution
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 1971
  • Not Rated
  • Facets Multimedia Distribution
  • 1 h 28 m

The Murder of Fred Hampton

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
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Summary 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.

Directed By: Howard Alk

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Universal Acclaim Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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It’s the rare film that decades later can seem as timely as it was the day it came out. The searing documentary The Murder of Fred Hampton is such a film.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
88
The Murder of Fred Hampton is a remarkable film in many ways. It keeps alive an incident which has become a symbol of repression to a lot of people.
By Gene Siskel FULL REVIEW
83
The last half of The Murder Of Fred Hampton shreds the official statements of Chicago law enforcement.... But the first half is all about the life and times of Hampton, as he rouses the rabble and defends the new socialism, while cautiously inspired by the ever-present cameras and microphones.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
80
Although it is unabashedly biased and it is flawed in technical execution, it emerges as a disturbingly somber illustration of some of the ills that beset us and our social system.
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Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
7.5
75% Positive
6 Ratings
0% Mixed
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25% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
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75% Positive
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0% Mixed
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25% Negative
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Production Company The Film Group, Chicago
Release Date Oct 4, 1971
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

National Film Preservation Board, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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