Black August

Mabry, Jan. (Added Author). Flemming, Judd. (Added Author). Sampson, TCinque J. (Added Author). Styles, Samm. (Added Author). Dourdan, Gary. (Added Author). Bridgett, Darren. (Added Author). Stanley, Ezra. (Added Author). McGee, Vonetta (Added Author). Nunziato, Elizabeth. (Added Author). Burke, Leith M. (Added Author). Murray, Tina Marie. (Added Author). Mobley, Leroy. (Added Author). 276 Productions (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Gary Dourdan, Darren Bridgett, Ezra Stanley, Vonetta McGee, Elizabeth Nunziato, Leith M. Burke, Tina Marie Murray, "Big" Leroy Mobley. (Cast).

Summary: Inmate activist George Lester Jackson's short life became a flashpoint for revolution, igniting the bloodiest riot in San Quentin's history. In a story ripped from history's headlines, this film traces Jackson's spiritual journey and violent fate, from being sent up on a one-year-to-life sentence for robbing a gas station of $71 to galvanizing the Black Guerrilla Family with his incendiary book of letters, "Soledad Brother," to the fierce August day when his younger brother Jonathan shocked the world by taking a California courtroom hostage to protest Jackson's upcoming trial.

Item details

ISBN: 1419852035
ISBN: 9781419852039
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2008]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Special features: Deleted scenes.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Kev Robertson ; art director, Doug Freeman ; editor, Judd Flemming ; score, Juan "Uglyfingers" Blair ; wardrobe, Dierdre Scully.
Participant or Performer Note:	Gary Dourdan, Darren Bridgett, Ezra Stanley, Vonetta McGee, Elizabeth Nunziato, Leith M. Burke, Tina Marie Murray, "Big" Leroy Mobley.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (matted) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual-layer.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	This DVD is copy protected and may be played only on licensed devices.
Language Note:	English dialogue, English, French or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned.