A Rage in Harlem (1991)

Directed by

Bill Duke

Genre

drama film, comedy drama, crime film, comedy thriller

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

R

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1950s Harlem, a naive undertaker gets involved with a beautiful woman on the run from a gangster. Her scheme to steal a cache of gold sets off a series of violent and comic mishaps.

fast-pacedcomedicchaoticgrittytenseoffbeatstylishwry

What happens

A Rage in Harlem is a 1991 American crime film directed by Bill Duke and loosely based on Chester Himes' novel A Rage in Harlem. The film stars Forest Whitaker, Danny Glover, Badja Djola, Robin Givens and Gregory Hines. Producer Stephen Woolley intended it to be a comedy film, and several reviewers have described it as such, but this categorization has been disputed by director Bill Duke. The film premiered in competition at the 44th Cannes Film Festival in its Grand Palais, receiving a "five-minute standing ovation." It was also shown at the 2nd Stockholm International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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