Black Caesar
Black Caesar

Black Caesar (1973)

1973-02-07

(US) •

Action,

Crime,

Drama,

Thriller

Hail Caesar Godfather of Harlem!

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Overview

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.

Movie Cast

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Fred Williamson

Tommy Gibbs

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Gloria Hendry

Helen

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Art Lund

McKinney

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D'Urville Martin

Rev. Rufus

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Julius Harris

Mr. Gibbs

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Minnie Gentry

Mama Gibbs

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Philip Roye

Joe Washington

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William Wellman Jr.

Alfred Coleman

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James Dixon

"Irish" Bryant

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Val Avery

Cardoza

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Patrick McAllister

Grossfield

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Don Pedro Colley

"Craw"

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Myrna Hansen

Virginia Coleman

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Omer Jeffrey

Tommy (as a boy)

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Michael Jeffrey

Joe (as a boy)

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Allan Bailey

"Motor"

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Cecil Alonzo

"Sport"

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Francisco De Gracia

Cab Driver

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Larry Lurin

Carlos

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Andrew Duggan

Man at Shoeshine (uncredited)