Murder of Fred Hampton, The [Reel 1]: Film: Chicago Film Archives

Identifier

F.2005-03-0076

Date Of Production

1969 – 1971

Abstract

As he lay asleep in bed on December 4, 1969, Fred Hampton, the leader of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party, was shot and killed by Chicago police. Filmmakers Mike Gray and Howard Alk, who were already at work on a documentary about the party and its programs, rushed to the scene, recording moments that would prove crucial in collapsing police testimony about the events that led up to his murder. The Murder of Fred Hampton documents Hampton's enormous magnetism as a communicator, the Panthers’ free breakfast programs for kids, their free medical services for Chicago’s Black communities, and the formation of a Black Power movement, unrelenting and disciplined. But the backbone of this documentary consists of the events surrounding Hampton's death, the courtroom battles that followed, and the extraordinary life of the celebrated revolutionary Fred Hampton.

Format

35mm

Extent

2,000 feet

Color

B&W

Sound

Optical

Reel/Tape Number

1/5

Has Been Digitized?

Yes

Language Of Materials

English

Element

Preservation print

Genre

Documentary

Form

Features

Subject

Black Panther Party
Civil rights
Black power
Political Activists
Politics and government
Police brutality
Demonstrations
Economic and social conditions

Related Collections

Film Group Collection

Related Places

North America ➜ United States ➜ Illinois ➜ Chicago

North America ➜ United States ➜ Illinois ➜ Chicago ➜ Near West Side

Main Credits

Film Group (is production company)

Gray, Mike (is producer)

Olin, Chuck (is producer)

Alk, Howard (is producer)

Grogan, Emmett (is co-producer)

Alk, Howard (is director)

Gray, Mike (is director)

Additional Credits

Alk, Howard (is editor)

Gray, Mike (camera)

Alk, Howard (camera)

Cullinan, Jones (sound)

Mason, John (sound)

Olin, Chuck (sound)

Quinn, Gordon (is contributor)

Dennett, James A. (is contributor)

Participants And Performers

Hampton, Fred, 1948-1969 (is participant)

Seale, Bobby (is participant)

Davis, Rennie (is participant)

Satchel, Ronald "Doc" (is participant)

Rush, Bobby L. (is participant)

Lee, Bobby (is participant)

Hanrahan, Edward D. (is participant)

Andrew, Skip (is participant)

Harris, Brenda (is participant)

Davis, James (is participant)

Johnson, Deborah (is participant)

Murder of Fred Hampton, The [Reel 1]

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