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Black Samson (1974)

Black Samson poster
Directed by
Charles Bail
Genre
blaxploitation film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
R
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A tough nightclub owner takes on a mob boss who is terrorizing his neighborhood. He uses his strength and influence to fight back against the criminals.

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What happens

Black Samson is a 1974 American blaxploitation film, starring Rockne Tarkington, Carol Speed, William Smith and Connie Strickland. The film was written by Daniel B. Cady (who also produced) and Warren Hamilton Jr., directed by Charles Bail and released by Warner Bros. It was the directorial debut for Bail, more commonly billed as Chuck Bail, a renowned stunt co-ordinator best known for playing himself in Richard Rush's The Stunt Man. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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