The Black Panther (1977 film)

The Black Panther
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIan Merrick
Written byMichael Armstrong
Produced byIan Merrick
StarringDonald Sumpter
Debbie Farrington
Marjorie Yates
CinematographyJoseph Mangine
Edited byTeddy Darvas
Music byRichard Arnell
Production
company
Impics Productions
Distributed byAlpha Films
Release date
  • 26 December 1977 (1977-12-26)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Black Panther is a 1977 British crime film directed and produced by Ian Merrick, his first feature,[1] and stars Donald Sumpter, Debbie Farrington and Marjorie Yates.[2] Its subject is the real life ex-military criminal Donald Neilson, known as the "Black Panther".[3][4]

  1. ^ "The Black Panther(1977)". Yahoo movies. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. ^ "The Black Panther". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ The Black Panther (1996 [1977]), BFI Film & TV database
  4. ^ Chibnall & Petley p.225