Posse (1993)

Directed by

Mario Van Peebles

Genre

drama film, action film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

R

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 91 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of African-American soldiers and a white soldier escape with a stash of gold after being betrayed by a corrupt colonel. Their leader, Jesse Lee, then seeks vengeance against the men who killed his father. The story is told as a flashback by an old man who witnessed part of the events.

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What happens

Posse is a 1993 American Western film directed by and starring Mario Van Peebles. Featuring a large ensemble cast, the film tells the story of a posse of African-American soldiers and one ostracized white soldier, who are all betrayed by a corrupt colonel. The story starts with the group escaping with a cache of gold, and continues with their leader Jesse Lee (Mario Van Peebles) taking revenge on the men who killed his preacher father. The story is presented as a flashback told by an unnamed old man (Woody Strode). The title of the film refers to a group of people who are summoned to help law enforcement officers. This film was the first to be released by Gramercy Pictures. Melvin Van Peebles, the father of director Mario Van Peebles, recorded a new song, "Cruel Jim Crow", for the film. This marked his first music recording in 20 years, after his 1974 album What the....You Mean I Can't Sing?! It led to the production of a new album, Ghetto Gothic, released in 1995. The film takes the form of an extended memory, as told by Woody Strode, who witnessed some of the events as a young boy. Strode's opening narration, documenting early black settlers, continues his onscreen naming of individuals overlooked by history from the 1972 documentary Black Rodeo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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