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26/12/1977 Crime, Drama, Thriller 1h 38m
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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.

  1. Joanne Leighton

    Writer

  2. Ian Merrick

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Donald Sumpter

    Donald Neilson

  2. Debbie Farrington

    Lesley Whittle

  3. Marjorie Yates

    Neilson's Wife

  4. Sylvia O'Donnell

    Neilson's Daughter

  5. Andrew Burt

    Lesley's Brother

  6. Alison Key

    Lesley's Sister-in-Law

  7. Ruth Dunning

    Lesley's Mother

  8. David Swift

    Det. Chief Superintendent

  9. Michael Barrington

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2014-06-28
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 ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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