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The Black Panther
1977
· Movie
· 97 min
C
MEANRANK
67/100
Every rating
48–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 48, highest is Google on 90. Critics average 88, everyone else 64.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Based on a true story, a ruthless criminal and master of disguise, Donald Neilson, known as the "Black Panther," terrorizes England in the 1970s. His violent crime spree, which includes a series of robberies and the kidnapping of a wealthy heiress, leads to a massive nationwide manhunt.
Details
- Director
- Ian Merrick
- Writers
- Joanne Leighton, Michael Armstrong
- Studio
- Impics Productions
- Released
- 26 December 1977
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 97 min
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