Black Caesar (1973)

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Written by Larry Cohen

Directed by Larry Cohen

Running Time: 105 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1973

Rating: 18 Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

Violent blaxploitation film in which a young black shoeshine boy is crippled by a racist police officer and grows up to become the 'Godfather of Harlem'. He ingratiates himself with the local mafia scene and gradually becomes more autonomous, vowing vengeance on his tormentor. The film features a soundtrack by soul legend James Brown, and was followed by a sequel, 'Hell Up in Harlem', in the same year.

Cast

Fred WilliamsonTommy Gibbs
Gloria HendryHelen
Art LundMcKinney
D'Urville MartinReverend Rufus
Julius HarrisMr. Gibbs
Minnie GentryMama Gibbs
Philip RoyeJoe Washington
William Wellman Jr.Alfred Coleman
James DixonBryant
Val AveryCardoza
Patrick McAllisterGrossfield
Don Pedro ColleyCrawdaddy
Myrna HansenVirginia Coleman
Omer JeffreyTommy as a boy
Michael JeffreyJoe as a boy

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