into his own hands. Tragically, he is gunned down in the prison yard. The film ends, rather saccharinely, with all the Mendocino prisoners walking into the chow hall in racially solidarity and sitting together. The racist guards staring slack jawed and afraid. The plot tracks closely to the real life events from the mid-1960 to early 1970 including the Marin County Civic Center rebellion, the founding of the Black Guerilla Family, the writings of George Jackson including Blood in My Eye and Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson, and the case of the Soledad Brothers. Cast Bernie Casey as David Thomas Vonetta McGee as Paula Jones Ron O'Neal as Walter Nance John Lehne as McGee Stu Gilliam as Robinson Renny Roker as Lewis Owen Pace as Joshua Dwan Smith as Kendra Martin St. Judge as Williams Al Turner as Henry Taylor Samantha Harper as Joan Kline Carl M. Craig as Jack Browning Sam Nudell as Attorney Sirrell Jim Swoopes as Sen. Billings Dick Yarmy as District Attorney Wayne Charles Ricardo Brown as Horton Susan Barrister as Tina Alphonso Williams as Bill Oliver Fletcher as Lacy Sidney Galanty as Balaban Joseph Havener as Warden Cynthia Songé as Staff Girl Mercedes Alberti as Female Guard John Zaremba Robert Cortes Release Brothers was released in theatres on August 3, 1977. The film was released on VHS on September 1, 1998 by Warner Home Video. References External links 1970s English-language films 1977 films 1977 drama films American drama films Warner Bros. films 1970s American films