Black Caesar
Hail Caesar Godfather of Harlem!
Rating: 5.9 out of 10TMDB(94 votes)
Overview
Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Harlem and New York City
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Collection
Part of Tommy Gibbs Collection
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Music
Music by James Brown
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Larry CohenWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 7, 1973
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Collection
- Tommy Gibbs Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Fred WilliamsonTommy Gibbs
Gloria HendryHelen
Art LundMcKinney
D'Urville MartinRev. Rufus
Julius HarrisMr. Gibbs
Minnie GentryMama Gibbs- Philip RoyeJoe Washington
William Wellman Jr.Alfred Coleman
James Dixon"Irish" Bryant
Val AveryCardoza- Patrick McAllisterGrossfield
Don Pedro Colley"Craw"
Myrna HansenVirginia Coleman- Omer JeffreyTommy (as a boy)
- Michael JeffreyJoe (as a boy)
- Allan Bailey"Motor"
- Cecil Alonzo"Sport"
- Francisco De GraciaCab Driver
- Larry LurinCarlos
Andrew DugganMan at Shoeshine (uncredited)
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