Black Caesar

Black Caesar

Hail Caesar Godfather of Harlem!

1973 en 94 minutes

Rating: 5.8

Plot

Tommy Gibbs is a tough kid, raised in the ghetto, who aspires to be a kingpin criminal. As a young boy, his leg is broken by a bad cop on the take, during a pay-off gone bad. Nursing his vengeance, he rises to power in Harlem, New York. Angry at the racist society around him, both criminal and straight, he sees the acquisition of power as the solution to his rage.

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Cast

Fred Williamson

Fred Williamson

Tommy Gibbs

Gloria Hendry

Gloria Hendry

Helen

Art Lund

Art Lund

McKinney

D'Urville Martin

D'Urville Martin

Rev. Rufus

Julius Harris

Julius Harris

Mr. Gibbs

Minnie Gentry

Minnie Gentry

Mama Gibbs

Philip Roye

Philip Roye

Joe Washington

William Wellman Jr.

William Wellman Jr.

Alfred Coleman

James Dixon

James Dixon

"Irish" Bryant

Val Avery

Val Avery

Cardoza

Patrick McAllister

Patrick McAllister

Grossfield

Don Pedro Colley

Don Pedro Colley

"Craw"

Myrna Hansen

Myrna Hansen

Virginia Coleman

Omer Jeffrey

Omer Jeffrey

Tommy (as a boy)

Michael Jeffrey

Michael Jeffrey

Joe (as a boy)

Allan Bailey

Allan Bailey

"Motor"

Cecil Alonzo

Cecil Alonzo

"Sport"

Francisco De Gracia

Francisco De Gracia

Cab Driver

Larry Lurin

Larry Lurin

Carlos

Andrew Duggan

Andrew Duggan

Man at Shoeshine (uncredited)

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