Hell Up in Harlem (1973)

Original title

Hell Up In Harlem

Directed by

Larry Cohen

Genre

drama film, blaxploitation film, crime film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

R

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A gangster tries to leave crime behind but gets pulled back in when his ex-wife is kidnapped. He must use his old methods to settle scores and protect his family.

grittystylishaction-packedtenseretaliatoryurbanviolentbold

What happens

Hell Up in Harlem is a 1973 blaxploitation American film starring Fred Williamson and Gloria Hendry. Written and directed by Larry Cohen, it is a sequel to the film Black Caesar. The film's soundtrack, recorded by Edwin Starr and produced and chiefly written by Fonce Mizell and Freddie Perren, was released by Motown Records in January 1974. James Brown had originally been contracted to provide the soundtrack; his version was rejected. Brown instead released his tracks in late 1973 as a studio album, entitled The Payback. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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