Black August 17 years old

For political prisoner George Jackson, revolution was not a choice... it was a necessity

The last 14 months of George Jackson's life was an existence under subjective and objective conditions in California's industrial prison complex. George Jackson would spend 11 years in jail (7 of which were in solitary confinement) for a $70 gas station robbery crime in 1960. He was 18 years of age when the sentence of one year-to-life was handed down to him.

Credits

Black August Cast

Name Character
Gary Dourdan He was 40, now 58 years old as George Jackson

Black August Crew

Name Department
Samm Styles as Director. Directing
Black August poster
Black August (17 years)

For political prisoner George Jackson, revolution was not a choice... it was a necessity

  • Release day: Wednesday, August 01, 2007
  • Runtime: 116 minutes
  • Budget: 1500000.00