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Panther is a 1995 cinematic adaptation of Melvin Van Peeble's novel Panther, produced and directed by Mario Van Peebles. The drama film portrays the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, tracing the organization from its founding through its decline in a compressed timeframe. It was the first narrative feature-film to depict the Black Panther Party.
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The movie poster for Panther. | |
| Directed by | Mario Van Peebles |
| Produced by | Preston L. Holmes Mario Van Peebles Melvin Van Peebles |
| Screenplay by | Melvin Van Peebles |
| Based on | Panther by Melvin Van Peebles |
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| Music by | Stanley Clarke |
| Cinematography | Edward J. Pei |
| Edited by | Earl Watson |
Production company | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Working Title Films TriBeCa Productions MVP Films |
| Distributed by | Gramercy Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $6,834,525 |
Screenplay
- Kadeem Hardison as Judge
- Wesley Jonathan as Bobby Hutton
- Bokeem Woodbine as Tyrone
- Joe Don Baker as Brimmer
- M. Emmet Walsh as Dorsett
- Courtney B. Vance as Bobby Seale
- Tyrin Turner as Cy
- Marcus Chong as Huey P. Newton
- Anthony Griffith as Eldridge Cleaver
- Chris Rock as Yuck Mouth
- Mario Van Peebles as Stokely Carmichael
- Chris Tucker as Bodyguard
- Bobby Brown as Rose
- Angela Bassett as Betty Shabazz
- Jenifer Lewis as Rita
- Dick Gregory as Reverend Slocum
- James LeGros as Bob Avakian
- Kool Moe Dee as Jamaal
- Roger Guenveur Smith as Pruitt
- Richard Dysart as J. Edgar Hoover
- Michael Wincott as Tynan
- James Russo as Rodgers
- Jeris Poindexter as Black Cop
- Melvin Van Peebles as Old Jail Bird
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | May 2, 1995 |
| Recorded | 1994-1995 |
| Genre | Hip hop R&B |
| Length | 77:23 |
| Label | Mercury Records |
| Producer | Various artists |
| Singles from Panther | |
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| Allmusic |   link |
A soundtrack for the film containing R&B and hip hop music was released on May 2, 1995 by Mercury Records. It peaked at number 37 on the Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and was certified gold on July 25, 1995. Featured on the soundtrack was the single "Freedom (Theme from Panther)", a collaboration among more than 60 female R&B singers and rappers that peaked at 45 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Three singles made it to the Billboard charts, "Head Nod" by Hodge, "The Points", a collaboration between 12 of hip-hop's most popular artists and groups, and "Freedom (Theme from Panther)", a collaboration between over 60 female R&B singers and rappers.
- Locarno International Film Festival – Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Special Mention: Silver Leopard
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