CinemaOSMovie · 1987 · 0h 58m

Black and Blue

Documentary

A film by Hugh King and Lamar Williams - a powerful mix of archival material, news clips and documentary footage chronicles impassioned community response to decades of deadly force against people of color by members of the Philadelphia police force. Community leaders, politicians, police officers, survivors of police brutality and sympathizers unravel a pattern of biased violent police behavior from the tenure of Police Commissioner Frank Rizzo to the bombing of Osage Avenue. This documentary is a testimony to long-standing tensions between police and people of color in communities throughout the United States.

Directed byLamar Williams, Hugh L. King

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 58m
Language
EN
Released
April 10, 1987
Studios
Third World NewsreelNew Liberty Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring

Barbara Grant

Narrator

Creative team
Directed by
Lamar Williams
Hugh L. King
Produced by
Lamar Williams
Hugh L. King

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