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Release Year1999
Runtime1h 00m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
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Director—
WritersHenry Louis Gates, Jr., June Cross
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast3 credited
Also Known AsLeaving Cleaver
About Leaving Cleaver
In March 1997, social activist, former Black Panther, and author, Eldridge Cleaver sat down with Henry Louis Gates Jr. for a discussion of his life as a civil rights activist. It would be the last major interview Cleaver gave before his death in May 1998. This film draws on the 1997 interview, archival footage, and commentary from Cleaver's former wife Kathleen, as well as audio tapes of a 1975 interview that Gates did with Cleaver in Paris.
Directed by —, Leaving Cleaver leans on a strong ensemble — Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Eldridge Cleaver, Kathleen Cleaver — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1999.
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