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The Black Panther( 1977)

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What you are about to see is TRUE...it actually happened!

Overview

A gung-ho ex-military man pursues a secret life of crime, culminating in the kidnapping of a teenage heiress.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Donald Sumpter

      Donald Neilson

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      Debbie Farrington

      Lesley Whittle

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      Marjorie Yates

      Neilson's Wife

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      Sylvia O'Donnell

      Neilson's Daughter

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      Andrew Burt

      Lesley's Brother

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      Alison Key

      Lesley's Sister-in-Law

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      Ruth Dunning

      Lesley's Mother

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      David Swift

      Det. Chief Superintendent

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      Michael Barrington

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      Lila Kaye

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      Delia Paton

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      Edwin Apps

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      Gerry Sundquist

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      Ruth Kettlewell

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      Graham Ashley

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      Brenda Cowling

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      Lyn McCarthy

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      Paul McCarthy

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      Peter Copley

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      Barbara New

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      Jack Galloway

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      Valerie Holliman

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      Paul Luty

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      Richard Aylen

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      Charles Pemberton

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      John Eastham

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      Anthony Naylor

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      John Dixon

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      Christopher Holroyd

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      Loftus Burton

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    10
    Written by John Chard on Sat Jun 28 2014
    What's the matter with people? The Black Panther is directed by Ian Merrick and written by Michael Armstrong. It stars Donald Sumpter, Debbie Farrington, Marjorie Yates, Sylvia O'Donnell, Andrew Burt, Alison Key, Ruth Dunning and David Swift. Music is by David Hewson and cinematography by Joe Mangine. Between 1971 and 1975 an armed robber turned murderer known as The Black Panther was hunted by police as the public in the North and Midlands areas of England waited anxiously. When 17 year old Leslie Whittle became an heiress to a fortune, she was kidnapped and held to ransom by The Black P...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • kidnapping
    • based on true story
    • docudrama
    • bank robbery
    • ex military