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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.
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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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- Fred Williamson
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.
- Larry Cohen
- Fred Williamson
Dec 7, 2021 · In 1973, former NFL defensive back Fred Williamson, also known as “the Hammer,” starred in director Larry Cohen’s blaxploitation film Black Caesar (the title is a nod to the 1931 pre-code...
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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.
