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- 2015
- Not Rated
- The Criterion Channel
- 1 h 55 m
- 2015
- Not Rated
- The Criterion Channel
- 1 h 55 m
Summary This documentary tells the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century's most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world's attention for nearly 50 years.
Directed By: Stanley Nelson
Written By: Stanley Nelson
- 2015
- Not Rated
- The Criterion Channel
- 1 h 55 m
- 2015
- Not Rated
- The Criterion Channel
- 1 h 55 m
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
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Summary This documentary tells the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century's most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world's attention for nearly 50 years.
Directed By: Stanley Nelson
Written By: Stanley Nelson
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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90% Positive
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10% Mixed
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What is clear from this sober yet electrifying film is that the power of the Panthers was rooted in their insistence — radical then, radical still — that black lives matter.
It's a strong reminder of the times, then and now.
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An organization that stubbornly resists being pigeonholed, the Black Panther Party emerges from this documentary with its significance enhanced but some of its tactics questioned.
Uses a deft mix of archival footage and interviews with historians and some very articulate Panther veterans.
Stanley Nelson’s absorbing, provocative documentary The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution measures how much and how little has changed since Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale co-founded the Panthers in Oakland in 1966.
With no narrator to shepherd us along, the movie feels noisy and restless. The period is revived by a wealth of songs on the soundtrack, and by the sleek and succulent Panther look.
Not a particularly exceptional movie in form, but as a thorough record it is extraordinary.
Production Company
Firelight Films,
ITVS International
Release Date Sep 2, 2015
Duration 1 h 55 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards
RiverRun International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
