Black August poster

Black August

For political prisoner George Jackson, revolution was not a choice... it was a necessity

No ratings yet. Be the first to rate.

Black August — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • August 1, 2007
  • Runtime
  • 116 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Samm Styles

Log in to rate, list, and review this title.

Log in Sign up

Black August — Cast

Gary Dourdan photo Gary Dourdan George Jackson Darren Bridgett photo Darren Bridgett David Dryer Ezra J. Stanley Jonathan Jackson 'Big' LeRoy Mobley photo 'Big' LeRoy Mobley Lumumba Vonetta McGee photo Vonetta McGee Georgia Jackson Don Williams photo Don Williams FBI Agent Walker Greg Gibbs Fred Bennett Leith M. Burke photo Leith M. Burke W.L. Nolan

Community rating

–
0 ratings

Rating distribution

No ratings yet. Be the first to rate.

  • 0 watched
  • 0 watching
  • 0 watchlist
  • 0 dropped
  • 0 likes

Characters

Rate the cast one by one. The best-loved character is the community’s call.

Sign in to rate characters.

Where to watch

No provider data for this region.

Reviews

No reviews yet.

Similar Films

If you liked Black August, these are worth a look.

Cadence poster
Cadence
1990
Bronson poster
Bronson
2009
American Me poster
American Me
1992
The Mustang poster
The Mustang
2019
Kiss of the Spider Woman poster
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985
Lorelei poster
Lorelei
2020
The Shawshank Redemption poster
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
He Got Game poster
He Got Game
1998
Bad Boys poster
Bad Boys
1983
Birdman of Alcatraz poster
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
Jailhouse Rock poster
Jailhouse Rock
1957
American History X poster
American History X
1998