Black Gunn (1972)

Directed by

Robert Hartford-Davis

Genre

heist film, blaxploitation film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

18

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A nightclub owner in Los Angeles gets forced into a conflict between a Black power group and the Mafia. He uses his combat skills to survive a spiral of violence and betrayal.

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What happens

Black Gunn is a 1972 neo-noir blaxploitation crime film directed by Robert Hartford-Davis and starring Jim Brown as the title character, a nightclub owner who gets caught up in a conflict between a Black power organization and the American Mafia. The film co-stars Martin Landau, Brenda Sykes, Luciana Paluzzi, and baseball pitcher-turned-actor Vida Blue in his sole film role. The film differs from many blaxploitation films in that it was an international co-production (between Columbia Pictures and British producer John Heyman), and was made by a non-American director. It premiered in the United States on December 20, 1972. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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