Movie
Black Caesar
Overview
Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.
Details
- Release date
- 1973-02-07
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- American International Pictures, Larco Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Fred Williamson as Tommy Gibbs
- Gloria Hendry as Helen
- Art Lund as McKinney
- D'Urville Martin as Rev. Rufus
- Julius Harris as Mr. Gibbs
- Minnie Gentry as Mama Gibbs
- Philip Roye as Joe Washington
- William Wellman Jr. as Alfred Coleman
- James Dixon as "Irish" Bryant
- Val Avery as Cardoza
- Patrick McAllister as Grossfield
- Don Pedro Colley as "Craw"
Crew
- Larry Cohen - Director
- Larry Cohen - Writer
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