Black Chariot Blu-ray
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Posted September 22, 2026 08:06 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber will release on Blu-ray Robert L. Goodwin's Black Chariot (1971), starring Bernie Casey, Barbara O. Jones, Richard Elkins, Paulene Myers, Gene Dynarski, and Robert L. Goodwin, Jr. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on November 17.
Description: Robert Goodwin wrote, produced, and directed this lost gem of American independent cinema. Opening during a tense meeting between members of an underground Black Power group that leads to a stunning foot chase, Goodwin's film weaves past and present to tell the story of the social awakening of a character only referred to as "the drifter" (screen legend Bernie Casey in his first starring role!). Shot on both 35mm and video and boasting a fierce, early performance from L.A. Rebellion icon Barbara O. Jones, Black Chariot is a fascinatingly iconoclastic revelation. Though world-premiered at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1971, Black Chariot has remained under-screened for decades — until now.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Description: Robert Goodwin wrote, produced, and directed this lost gem of American independent cinema. Opening during a tense meeting between members of an underground Black Power group that leads to a stunning foot chase, Goodwin's film weaves past and present to tell the story of the social awakening of a character only referred to as "the drifter" (screen legend Bernie Casey in his first starring role!). Shot on both 35mm and video and boasting a fierce, early performance from L.A. Rebellion icon Barbara O. Jones, Black Chariot is a fascinatingly iconoclastic revelation. Though world-premiered at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1971, Black Chariot has remained under-screened for decades — until now.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC)
- Black Chariot: Hiding in Plain Sight - Featuring Interviews with Actor Robert L. Goodwin Jr. and Film Historian Rhea L. Combs
- The Upper Chamber (1963, 52 Min.) Television Drama Written and Produced by Robert L. Goodwin
- The Death of Simon Jackson (1969, 28 Min.) Episode of the TV Series Insight, Written by Robert L. Goodwin. Courtesy of Paulist Productions and the UCLA Film & Television Archive
- Theatrical Re-release Trailer
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
