Black Caesar

Feb 7, 1973

1h 34m

★ 5.8

Hail Caesar Godfather of Harlem!

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.

Genres

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

American International Pictures

Larco Productions

Black Caesar Trailers

Cast

Tommy Gibbs

Fred Williamson

Helen

Gloria Hendry

McKinney

Art Lund

Rev. Rufus

D'Urville Martin

Mr. Gibbs

Julius Harris

Mama Gibbs

Minnie Gentry

Joe Washington

Philip Roye

Alfred Coleman

William Wellman Jr.

"Irish" Bryant

James Dixon

Cardoza

Val Avery

Grossfield

Patrick McAllister

"Craw"

Don Pedro Colley

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