29 Feb 2008
Chicago 10
Archival footage, animation and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
The Murder of Fred Hampton
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.
Top Billed Cast
Fred Hampton Self (archive footage)
Edward Carmody Self - State's Atty Police (archive footage)
Rennie Davis Self (archive footage)
Edward Hanrahan Self (Illinois State's Attorney) (archive footage) (as Edward V. Hanrahan)
Don Matuson Attorney in trial re-creation
Skip Andrew Self - Attorney (archive footage)
Deborah Johnson Self (archive footage)
Renault Robinson Self - Pres., Afro-American Police Assn. (archive footage)
Ronald Satchel Self (archive footage) (as 'Doc' Satchel)
Tom Streeter Self - Maywood Councilman (archive footage)
James Montgomery Self - Attorney (archive footage)
Lawrence Kennon Self - Cook County Bar Assn. (archive footage)
Brenda Harris Self (archive footage)
James Davis Self - Police Officer (archive footage) (as James 'Gloves' Davis)
Bobby Rush Self (archive footage)
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