Hell Up In Harlem

Dec 1, 1973

1h 34m

★ 5.6

Black Godfather is back... and there's gonna be hell up in Harlem!

Overview

Tougher than Shaft and smoother than Superfly, this high-voltage sequel to Black Caesar explodes with enough action to incinerate New York City. Packed with machine-gun mayhem and riveting adventure, Hell Up in Harlem is nothing less than a modern-day tribute to the classic 30s gangster film. Fred Williamson is Tommy Gibbs, a fearless, bulletproof tough guy who blasts his way from the gutter to become the ultimate soul brother boss. Tommy steals a ledger with the name of every crooked cop and man in the city. Enlisting the aid of his father and an army of Harlem hoods, Gibbs goes from defense to offense, launching a deadly attack on his enemies that sets off a violent chain reaction from Harlem all the way to the Caribbean, climaxing in one of the hottest turf-war shoot-outs in Hollywood history.

Genres

Action

Thriller

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

American International Pictures

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Cast

Tommy Gibbs

Fred Williamson

Papa Gibbs

Julius Harris

Helen Bradley

Gloria Hendry

Sister Jennifer

Margaret Avery

Reverend Rufus

D'Urville Martin

Zach

Tony King

Mr. DiAngelo

Gerald Gordon

Irish

James Dixon

Tough Bikini Woman

Ty Randolph

Ivanhoe Martin arrives in Kingston, Jamaica, looking for work and, after some initial struggles, lands a recording contract as a reggae singer. He records his first song, "The Harder They Come," but after a bitter dispute with a manipulative producer named Hilton, soon finds himself resorting to petty crime in order to pay the bills. He deals marijuana, kills some abusive cops and earns local folk hero status. Meanwhile, his record is topping the charts.

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Hell Up In Harlem

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