United States / Mar 26, 1977 / USA Film Festival
Brothers (1977)
Directed by Arthur Barron
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He was a nobody; a black man in a white man's prison. She was a somebody; a notorious, beautiful, radical black professor. Their love story shocked the nation. This film is that story.
1h 45min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Thinly disguised account of the relationship between radical black activist Angela Davis and Black Panther and prison inmate George Jackson, who was one of those killed in a failed 1971 prison breakout.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dwan Smith | Kendra |
| Martin St. Judge | Williams |
| Ricardo Brown | Horton |
| Susan Barrister | Tina |
| John Zaremba | Judge Number Two |
| Sam Nudell | Attorney Sirrell |
| John Shay | Judge Number One |
| Al Turner | Henry Taylor |
| Joseph Havener | Warden |
| Samantha Harper | Joan Kline |
| Richard Collins | Davis Brother |
| Richard Peck | Davis Brother |
| Mercedes Alberti | Female Guard |
| Thomas Bellin | Guard |
| Alonzo Bridges | Prisoner |
| Joe Carlo | Sheriff |
| David Clover | FBI Agent |
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| Robert Cortes | Student |
| Carl M. Craig | Jack Browning |
| Janet Dey | FBI Agent |
| Oliver Fletcher | Lacy |
| Sidney Galanty | Balaban |
| William Gavitt Jr. | Government Man |
| Jane Gibbons | Newscaster |
| Ronald Gold | District Attorney |
| Jack Haddock | Prisoner |
| Tim Harris | Guard #2 |
| Mike Howard | Guard |
| Traci Hunt | Mrs. Williams |
| Len Jewell | Mr. Thomas |
| Bruce Kerner | Guard |
| Joan Lewis | Student |
| Minnie Summers Lindsey | Old Lady |
| Colin Male | Court Clerk |
| Connie Morgan | Mrs. Thomas |
| Zeno Nahayevsky | Guard |
| Nick Pellegrino | Guard |
| Kevin Ritchie | Guard |
| Dick Ryal | FBI Agent |
| Winston Satran | McGee's Aide |
| David Shaw | Newscaster |
| Bruce A. Simon | FBI Man |
| Cynthia Songé | Staff Girl |
| Jim Swoopes | Sen. Billings |
| Edwin J. Thalman | Guard |
| Alphonso Williams | Bill |
| Dick Yarmy | D.A. Wayne |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Brothers |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | 31 marzo 1977 |
| Executive producer | Lee Savin |
| Production | Edward Lewis, Robert H. Greenberg, Mildred Lewis, Herb Forgash |
| Writer | Edward Lewis, Mildred Lewis |
| Casting | Lynn Stalmaster |
| Editing | William Paul Dornisch |
| Cinematography | John Arthur Morrill, Pernell Youngblood Tyus |
| Assistant directors | Kim Kurumada, Michael Blum, Arthur Barron |
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| Camera operators | John Arthur Morrill, Pernell Youngblood Tyus |
| Additional photography | John Arthur Morrill, Pernell Youngblood Tyus |
| Production design | Saul Bass, Vincent Joseph Cresciman |
| Art direction | Vincent Joseph Cresciman, Saul Bass |
| Set decoration | Saul Bass, Vincent Joseph Cresciman |
| Music | Taj Mahal, Kirk Francis |
| Sound | Kirk Francis, Taj Mahal |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Mar 31, 1977 / R
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