Panther The People Called Them Heroes. The F.B.I. Called Them Public Enemy Number One. Release date: 1995-05-03 Genres: Drama, History Actors: Bobby Brown, Christopher Michael, Ralph Ahn, Brian Turk, Tyrin Turner, Jenifer Lewis, Mark Curry, Roger Guenveur Smith, Jeris Poindexter, M. Emmet Walsh, David L. King, Chris Rock, Joe Don Baker, Wesley Jonathan, James Russo, Kadeem Hardison, Marcus Chong, Angela Bassett, Robert Peters, L. Sidney, Richard Dysart, Bokeem Woodbine, Robert Culp, Joseph Culp, Courtney B. Vance, Anthony Griffith, Charles Cooper, William Martin Brennan, Roberto Santana, Ann Weldon, Steven M. Gagnon, Eric Kohner, James Le Gros, Michael Wincott, Chris Tucker, Anthony Johnson, Yolanda Whitaker, Mario Van Peebles, Melvin Van Peebles, Reginald Ballard, Lahmard J. Tate, David Greenlee, Shanice Wilson, Jay Koch, Jerry Rubin, Tony Beard, Marvin Young, Jeff Obafemi Carr, Tracey Costello, Gunnar Peterson, Kool Moe Dee, Bill Ortiz, Brent Schaefer, Arthur Reed, Dick Gregory, Nefertiti, Beau Windham, Vincent Lars, John Knight, Jamie Johnson, Bob Rule, Brent Sincock, Dwayne P. Wiggins, Kahlil Nelson, D-Knowledge, William Fuller, Timothy C. Riley, Eddie Anisko, Adam Powers, Tim Loughrin, Martin Bright, John Harwood, John T. Smith, Steven Carl White, Robbie Allen, Elijah Baker, Sharrif Simmons, Doo-Doo Brown Production: James Bigwood, Preston L. Holmes, Mark Buntzman Revenue: $6,834,525 Runtime: 2 h. 4 min. Score: 6.2/10 Votes: 40 Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America Companies: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films, Tribeca Productions, MVP Films Overview: Panther is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The movie spans about 3 years (1966-68) of the Black Panther's history in Oakland. Panther also uses historical footage (B/W) to emphasize some points.