Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

Directed by

Ossie Davis

Genre

comedy film, blaxploitation film, thriller film, buddy cop film, comedy thriller

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 65 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two Harlem detectives chase a con man who stole money from a community fundraiser. They deal with corrupt cops and violent gangsters while trying to recover the cash.

action-packedcomicfast-pacedgrittystreetwisesuspensefulfunkynoir-tinged

What happens

Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 American neo-noir action comedy film co-written and directed by Ossie Davis and starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, and Redd Foxx. The film, later cited as an early example of the blaxploitation genre, is based on Chester Himes' novel of the same name. The opening theme, "Ain't Now But It's Gonna Be", was written by Ossie Davis and performed by Melba Moore. The film was one of the many black films that appeared in the 1970s and became overnight hits. It was followed two years later by the sequel Come Back, Charleston Blue (1972). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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