A Huey P. Newton Story
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| A Huey P. Newton Story | |
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 The poster for A Huey P. Newton Story. |
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| Directed by | Spike Lee |
| Produced by | Steven Adams Marc Henry Johnson |
| Written by | Roger Guenveur Smith |
| Starring | Roger Guenveur Smith |
| Music by | Marc Anthony Thompson |
| Distributed by | Starz! Network |
| Release date(s) | June 8, 2001 |
| Running time | 86 min. |
| Language | English |
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A Huey P. Newton Story is a 2001 film directed by Spike Lee. The film is a sort of play and it only stars Roger Guenveur Smith. Smith sits in a chair on a stage and tells about the past, mostly dealing with Huey P. Newton's life and times. The film aired on Starz! and its subsidiaries.
The film was nominated for three awards and won two of them. The film won an award at the Banff Television Festival and a Peabody Award. It was nominated for an Image Award.
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A Huey P. Newton Story at the Internet Movie Database
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