Larenz Tate
Anthony Curtis
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Dead Presidents: Directed by Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes. With Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker, Freddy Rodríguez. A Vietnam vet adjusts to life after the war while trying to support his family, but the chance of a better life may involve crime and bloodshed.
- (25K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
- 1995-10-06
Dead Presidents is a 1995 American crime film about a Vietnam War veteran who joins a robbery plot in the Bronx. The film is based on the true story of Haywood T. Kirkland, a Black Liberation Army member who participated in the Brink's armored truck robbery.
A Vietnam vet and his friends plan a heist of old bills from a bank in the Bronx, but the robbery goes wrong and they face consequences. The film explores the themes of war, crime, and civil rights in the 1960s.
May 1, 2018 · Soldier Anthony Curtis (Larenz Tate) returns to his Bronx home after a nightmarish tour of duty in Vietnam. But the nightmare continues for Anthony and his friends as they suffer the indignities ...
- 3 min
- 29.8K
- Black Film History
A drama about a Bronx soldier's return from Vietnam and his involvement in a bank robbery. See the critics' opinions, audience feedback, and streaming options for this 1995 film by the Hughes Brothers.
- (35)
- Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
- R
- Drama
Oct 4, 1995 · A young black man drifts into crime and violence after Vietnam and a robbery scheme. Roger Ebert praises the film's skill and realism, but questions its story and meaning.
With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency! On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's...
