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Black Caesar (stylized as Black Cæsar and released in UK cinemas as Godfather of Harlem) is a 1973 American blaxploitation crime drama film written and directed by Larry Cohen and starring Fred Williamson, Gloria Hendry and Julius Harris.
- Larry Cohen
- James Brown
- February 7, 1973
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.
- Larry Cohen
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- 2 min
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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- Larry Cohen
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- Fred Williamson
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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 payoff gone bad. Nursing his vengeance, he rises to power in New York City's Harlem.
Overview. 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.
Feb 28, 2007 · Black Caesar - (Original Trailer) Seeking vengeance against a racist society, a black gangster (Fred Williamson) rises to the top of the mobs in Larry Cohen's Black Caesar (1973) with score by James Brown.
Infiltrating and then destroying the infamous Cardoza family, Tommy takes over Manhattan as the first black Godfather and puts the squeeze on anyone who dares to get in his way including the crooked cop!
