Leaving Cleaver

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1999

Original language

English

Cast

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,Kathleen Cleaver,Eldridge Cleaver

Writer

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,June Cross

Producer

June Cross

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt3488188