USA,
1991, 97 min
Directed by:
Mario Van PeeblesCinematography:
Francis KennyCast:
Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock, Mario Van Peebles, Michael Michele, Bill Nunn, Russell Wong, Bill Cobbs, Judd Nelson, Vanessa Williams (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
An unflinching socially conscious look at the rise and fall of a powerful New York drug lord and a doomed crack addict. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Jake LaMotta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/401/162401343_5ae99f.jpg)
Jake LaMotta
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Rynel Johnson
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![Tracy Camilla Johns](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/673/162673483_4f5c1b.jpg)
Tracy Camilla Johns
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![Phyllis Yvonne Stickney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/840/162840793_c3ec88.jpg)
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