Directed by:
Larry CohenScreenplay:
Larry CohenCinematography:
Fenton HamiltonComposer:
James BrownCast:
Fred Williamson, Gloria Hendry, Art Lund, D'Urville Martin, Julius Harris, Minnie Gentry, William Wellman Jr., James Dixon, Val Avery, Myrna Hansen (more)Plots(1)
Tommy Gibbs (Williamson) has always had it tough. Growing up on the streets without a father and trying to make his mother proud, Tommy resorts to running "errands" for The Man. But when a crooked cop beats him up, Tommy realizes there's a better way to live: by making The Man deliver for him! 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! But as he tightens his grip on others, he loses his hold on the most important things in his own life, making him the vulnerable target of every cutthroat gangster who ever dreamt of ruling an empire! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Fred Williamson
USA
Best movies:
Black Eye (1974)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Gloria Hendry
USA
Best movies:
Black Belt Jones (1974)
Live and Let Die (1973)
Across 110th Street (1972)
Art Lund
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
The Molly Maguires (1970)
D'Urville Martin
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
The Bear (1984)
Julius Harris
USA
Best movies:
The Blue and the Gray (1982) (series)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Let's Do It Again (1975)
Minnie Gentry
USA
Best movies:
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
Black Caesar (1973)
William Wellman Jr.
USA
Best movies:
The Blue and the Gray (1982) (series)
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
Midway (1976)
James Dixon
USA
Best movies:
God Told Me To (1976)
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
Black Caesar (1973)
Val Avery
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Papillon (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Myrna Hansen
USA
Best movies:
Party Girl (1958)
There's Always Tomorrow (1956)
Francis in the Navy (1955)
Don Pedro Colley
USA
Best movies:
THX 1138 (1971)
Journey of Honor (1991) - narrator
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
Larry Lurin
Best movies:
Black Caesar (1973)