Akbar
Akbar
1970, English. Directed by Richard Myers.
“A conversation with a friend – Ahmed Akbar. A short interview-type film portrait with Akbar, a black filmmaker and former student of mine at Kent State. Akbar expresses an unusual and exciting view of himself/blacks in America/and such varied subjects as ‘this moon race shit!’ A friendly, lively, exciting portrait of a very extraordinary person from Akron, Ohio.” –Richard Myers. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
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- 0h 16m
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- English
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Akbar isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1970. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Akbar?
Akbar (1970) was directed by Richard Myers.