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May 17, 2024 · Yes, The Big Cigar is based on a true story: Huey P Newton really did flee to Cuba in 1974, enabled by the production of a fake film, also named The Big Cigar, organised by Hollywood producer Bert Schneider.
May 17, 2024 · The Big Cigar spins the real-life tale of Black Panther revolutionary Huey P. Newton and his fantastical escape to Cuba in the 70s in the face of murder charges, aided and abetted by Easy Rider producer Bert Schneider. The too-good-to-be-true story is rooted in basic fact, however the six-part mini-series glosses over some important details.
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May 17, 2024 · The Big Cigar, a series debuting on Apple TV+ on May 17, is based on Hollywood producer Bert Schneider’s effort to get the black power group’s co-founder Huey Newton to Cuba, running the...
May 16, 2024 · The Big Cigar is Loosely Based on Huey Newton’s Escape to Cuba. The storyline of ‘The Big Cigar’ is derived from Joshuah Bearman’s 2012 Playboy article of the same name. The article was published following producer Bert Schneider’s death in December 2011.
Jun 9, 2012 · Bert Schneider was lionized after his death last December -- at 78 -- as the innovative producer and Oscar winner for the anti-Vietnam War documentary "Hearts and Minds" as well some of his...
She was 17 years old, and died a few months later. During an eventual trial in 1979, a former sex worker identified Newton as the shooter, as The Washington Post reported that year. Huey...
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May 17, 2024 · Frey died, while Newton and policeman Herbert Heanes both ended up in hospital with gunshot wounds. Newton was arrested for Frey’s murder and in 1968, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter...
