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A Huey P. Newton Story is a 2001 American film adaptation directed by Spike Lee. The movie was created, written and performed, as a solo performance, by Roger Guenveur Smith at The Joseph Papp Public Theater.
Jun 18, 2001 · A Huey P. Newton Story: Directed by Spike Lee. With Roger Guenveur Smith, Rahum Brown, Brenda Lee, Georgina Ransley. The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his 10-point program for social reform.
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- Documentary, Biography, Drama
- Spike Lee
- 2001-06-18
Originally born in a small town in Louisiana and later moving with his family to Oakland, California as an infant, Huey P. Newton became the co-founder and leader of the Black Panther...
From an idea in 1989 to a stage play in 1996 to a film in 2002, A Huey P. Newton Story has been a labour of love and patience for Roger Guenveur Smith.
As an homage to Huey P. Newton, who had been murdered in August of that year, I dressed the contemporary Douglass in a black leather jacket. To complement Douglass' classic Civil War...
Huey P. Newton, charismatic co-founder of the revolutionary Black Panther Party, tells the riveting story of his life and times in this one-man show. Directed by Spike Lee. A Starz Original Production. 45 IMDb 7.1 1 h 30 min 2001. X-Ray 16+.