{"id":20780,"date":"2024-05-14T08:50:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T12:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T11:04:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T15:04:13","slug":"the-big-cigars-alessandro-nivola-p-j-byrne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/the-big-cigars-alessandro-nivola-p-j-byrne\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview: The Big Cigar\u2019s Alessandro Nivola &#038; P.J. Byrne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Premiering on Apple TV+ this week, <em>The Big Cigar<\/em>\u00a0brings to the screen the audacious tale of how a Hollywood producer used a fake movie to try to help Huey P. Newton, the founder of the Black Panther Party, elude the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>Facing a murder charge, Newton turned to producer Bert Schneider for aid in plotting his escape to Cuba. Schneider and his producing partner Steve Blauner conjured up a fake movie and cover names to foil the FBI amid Newton\u2019s round-the-clock surveillance. 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