Black and Blue
1987, English. Directed by Hugh L. King & Lamar Williams.
A film by Hugh King and Lamar Williams - a powerful mix of archival material, news clips and documentary footage chronicles impassioned community response to decades of deadly force against people of color by members of the Philadelphia police force. Community leaders, politicians, police officers, survivors of police brutality and sympathizers unravel a pattern of biased violent police behavior from the tenure of Police Commissioner Frank Rizzo to the bombing of Osage Avenue. This documentary is a testimony to long-standing tensions between police and people of color in communities throughout the United States.
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- 0h 58m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- 10 April 1987
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Black and Blue runs 58 minutes (0h 58m).
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Black and Blue isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 April 1987. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Black and Blue?
Black and Blue (1987) was directed by Hugh L. King and Lamar Williams and stars Barbara Grant.