Black Caesar (1973)

Directed by

Larry Cohen

Genre

drama film, blaxploitation film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 87 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man from the Harlem streets rises through the criminal underworld to become a powerful mob boss. He uses violence and ambition to build his empire while dealing with betrayals and enemies.

grittystylishviolentdramaticfast-pacedintenseurbancool

What happens

Black Caesar (stylized as Black Cæsar and released in UK cinemas as Godfather of Harlem) is a 1973 American blaxploitation crime drama film written and directed by Larry Cohen and starring Fred Williamson, Gloria Hendry and Julius Harris. It features a musical score, Black Caesar, by James Brown, with heavy input from his bandleader Fred Wesley, his first experience with writing music for film. A sequel titled Hell Up in Harlem was released in late 1973. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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