Black Caesar

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Black Caesar is a 1973 blaxploitation crime film about a Harlem gangster’s rise and fall, directed by Larry Cohen and starring Fred Williamson.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blaxploitation film
film
cinematographyBy James A. Contner NERFINISHED
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Larry Cohen NERFINISHED
distributedBy American International Pictures NERFINISHED
distributorRegion United States of America
surface form: United States
editedBy Peter Honess NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Rudy NERFINISHED
Tommy Gibbs’s father NERFINISHED
filmingLocation New York City
followedBy Hell Up in Harlem NERFINISHED
genre blaxploitation
crime
hasCultFollowing true
hasSoundtrackAlbum Black Caesar (soundtrack) NERFINISHED
hasTheme corruption
organized crime
race and power in urban America
leadActorRole Fred Williamson as Tommy Gibbs NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Tommy Gibbs NERFINISHED
medium theatrical film
musicBy James Brown NERFINISHED
notableFor being an early blaxploitation gangster film set in Harlem
originalLanguage English
plotSummary The film follows Harlem gangster Tommy Gibbs’s rise to power and eventual fall.
portrays the rise of a Black gangster in Harlem
productionCompany Larco Productions NERFINISHED
productionEra New Hollywood era NERFINISHED
releaseDecade 1970s
releaseYear 1973
runtimeMinutes 87
scoreComposer James Brown NERFINISHED
sequel Hell Up in Harlem NERFINISHED
setting Harlem NERFINISHED
soundtrackPerformedBy James Brown NERFINISHED
starring D’Urville Martin NERFINISHED
Fred Williamson NERFINISHED
Gloria Hendry NERFINISHED
Julius Harris NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult
title Black Caesar NERFINISHED
writer Larry Cohen NERFINISHED

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Fred Williamson notableWork Black Caesar