Black Caesar

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Director

Larry Cohen

Cast

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

Michael Jeffery as Young Joe Washington

William Wellman Jr. as Alfred Coleman

Val Avery as Cardoza

Writers

Larry Cohen (written by)


Summary

Drawing on his anger at the racism he faces on a daily basis, Tommy grows up to become the crime kingpin of Harlem. Now that he has the power, he aims to take down New York's Mafia bosses and also get bloody revenge on his nemesis no matter what the cost.
Drawing on his anger at the racism he faces on a daily basis, Tommy grows up to become the crime kingpin of Harlem. Now that he has the power, he aims to take down New York's Mafia bosses and also get bloody revenge on his nemesis no matter what the cost.

Genre

Action, Crime, Drama

Released

February 7, 1973

Runtime

1hr 27min

MPAA

Rated R

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