The Black Panther is a 1977 French-language Crime Thriller film written by Michael Armstrong and directed by Ian Merrick and produced by Ian Merrick under the banner of Impics Productions. A gung-ho ex-military man pursues a secret life of crime, culminating in the kidnapping of a teenage heiress. The black panther features Donald Sumpter, Debbie Farrington, Marjorie Yates, Sylvia O'donnell, Andrew Burt, Alison Key and Loftus Burton. The music was composed by Richard Arnell. Cinematography was done by Joseph Mangine and editing by Teddy Darvas. The movie has a running time of 102 minutes. It was released on 26th December 1977. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Alpha Films.