Solomon King

Sep 1, 1974

1h 25m

★ 5.6

His friends call him 'King'—his enemies call him tough!!!

Overview

CIA trained detective Solomon King has to use all of his dirty tricks and experiences to get revenge on the person responsible for the murder of his girlfriend. A trail leads him to a desert in the Middle East.

Genres

Action

Production Companies

Stage Struck

Sal / Wa Productions

Solomon King Trailers

Cast

Solomon King

Sal Watts

Manny King

James Watts

Samaki Miller

Samaki Bennett

Princess Oneeba

Claudia Russo

Albert

Felice Kinchelow

O'Malley

Louis Zito

Abdulla

Bernard B. Burton

Hassan

Richard Scarso

Tito Fuentes

Hotel Desk Clerk

Jeanne Costello

Sheila (uncredited)

Tanya Boyd

Jones is a secret agent who has gone into semi-retirement, concentrating instead on teaching the martial arts to inner city youths. The karate school is run by a kindly old coot named Pops. His gambling debts, however, bring the local thug, Pinky, down on him. To make matters worse, Pinky is then hired by some white thugs who want to get a hold of the property Pops' school occupies so they can build a shopping mall. When things get heavy, Black Belt Jones leaps into action. Only he's not alone. Pops' daughter, Sidney, shows up to lend a hand, proving herself every bit as agile and powerful a martial artist as Jones.

5.9

Dolemite

Apr 26, 1975

Dolemite is a pimp who was set up by Willie Greene and the cops, who have planted drugs, stolen furs, and guns in his trunk and got him sentenced to 20 years in jail. One day, Queen B and a warden planned to get him out of Jail and get Willie Green and Mitchell busted for what they did to him.

5.6

Cleopatra Jones

Jul 13, 1973

After federal agent Cleopatra Jones orders the burning of a Turkish poppy field, the notorious drug lord Mommy vows to destroy her.

6.6

Boss Nigger

Aug 17, 1975

Two black bounty hunters ride into a small town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. They discover that the town has no sheriff, and soon take over that position, much against the will of the mostly white townsfolk.

5.7

Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold

Jul 11, 1975

When fellow operatives and friends disappear during a mission in Hong Kong, Cleopatra Jones comes to help. She discovers the disappearance involves The Dragon Lady, a feared lipstick lesbian who runs a casino and the local drug trade.

6.2

Super Fly

Aug 4, 1972

Priest, a suave top-rung New York City drug dealer, decides that he wants to get out of his dangerous trade. Working with his reluctant friend, Eddie, Priest devises a scheme that will allow him to make a big deal and then retire. When a desperate street dealer informs the police of Priest's activities, Priest is forced into an uncomfortable arrangement with corrupt narcotics officers. Setting his plan in motion, he aims to both leave the business and stick it to the man.

4.5

Black Shampoo

Mar 5, 1976

A black hairdresser's sexual escapades with married customers lead to a confrontation with a jealous mobster.

6.6

Coffy

Jun 13, 1973

After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.

5.8

Black Caesar

Feb 7, 1973

Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.

6.3

Foxy Brown

Apr 5, 1974

A voluptuous black woman takes a job as a high-class prostitute in order to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.

4.8

That Man Bolt

Dec 1, 1973

Fred Williamson chop-sockeys his way through this popular blaxploitation adventure as Jefferson Bolt, a Kung Fu expert assigned to deliver a cool $1 million to Mexico City from Hong Kong with a stop in Los Angeles. When Bolt discovers the cash is dirty mob money and his gal has been killed, he heads back to the Far East to get even.

6.4

Truck Turner

Jun 26, 1974

Truck Turner and his partner Jerry, who make their living as bounty hunters in Los Angeles, are hired to hunt down Gator, a pimp who has skipped bail.

6.7

Across 110th Street

Dec 19, 1972

In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. Will the mafia catch them first, or will the police?

6.4

Shaft

Jun 23, 1971

Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

6.0

Shaft's Big Score!

Jun 21, 1972

John Shaft is back as the lady-loved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client.

6.1

Shaft in Africa

Jun 20, 1973

Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.

5.9

Undercover Brother

May 31, 2002

An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the black people in North America. When the Afro-American candidate Gen. Warren Boutwell behaves strangely in his presidential campaign, Undercover Brother is hired to work undercover for "The Man" and find what happened with the potential candidate.

6.3

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Nov 10, 1988

Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.

2.7

Bad, Black and Beautiful

Jan 1, 1975

When Johnny Boyles is falsely accused of murdering his ex-boss, he turns to the unstoppable attorney, Eva Taylor, to help him plea his case.

0.0

Catch the Black Sunshine

Jan 1, 1972

After reclaiming a stolen treasure map, two brothers flee into the wilderness with a ruthless foreman and bloodthirsty bounty hunters on their heels. Just as they are cornered for a final showdown, a shocking betrayal by their pursuer changes everything—but will it be enough to get them out alive?