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Bucktown (1975)

Bucktown poster
Directed by
Arthur Marks
Genre
drama film, blaxploitation film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
R
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to a small Southern town to run his brother's nightclub. He finds the town is run by a corrupt white sheriff and decides to fight back by organizing the local Black community.

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What happens

Bucktown is a 1975 American crime action blaxploitation film released by American International Pictures directed by Arthur Marks and starring Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, Thalmus Rasulala, and Tony King. Carl Weathers, who plays Hambone, also appeared in his first credited film role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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