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- R1973 · Crime drama · 1h 36m
Black Caesar (1973) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Fred Williamson as Tommy Gibbs. Omer Jeffery as Young Tommy Gibbs. Gloria Hendry as Helen Bradley. Art Lund as Captain Jack McKinney. D'Urville Martin as Reverend Rufus. Julius Harris as Mr. Gibbs. Minnie Gentry as Mama Gibbs. Philip Roye as Joe "The Brain" Washington.
Feb 7, 1973 · Black Caesar: Directed by Larry Cohen. With Fred Williamson, Gloria Hendry, Art Lund, D'Urville Martin. Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.
- (3.9K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Larry Cohen
- 1973-02-07
Tommy Gibbs is a tough kid, raised in the ghetto, who aspires to be a kingpin criminal. As a young boy, his leg is broken by a bad cop on the take, during a pay-off gone bad. Nursing his vengeance, he rises to power in Harlem, New York.
Classic Blaxploitation film about a man who slays his way to the top of the criminal underworld in Harlem. His aggressive antics incite a brutal gang war. Director. 1 Credit. Larry Cohen....
- Larry Cohen
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The film was written and directed by Larry Cohen. Black Caesar is a remake of the 1931 film Little Caesar. It features a musical score (Black Caesar) by James Brown (with heavy input from his bandleader Fred Wesley), his first experience with writing music for film. A sequel titled Hell Up in Harlem was released in late 1973.
Growing up on the tough streets of Harlem, Tommy Gibbs (Fred Williamson) has his life made even harder by John McKinney (Art Lund), a crooked cop who breaks the boy's leg, crippling him for life.
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- Crime, Drama
- R
