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Director:
Wendell Franklin
Writers:
Horace Jackson (writer)
Robert H. Raff (writer)
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Release Date:
July 1971 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
The MAN Can't Stop It! Don't Miss It!
Plot:
A young black soldier returns home to Los Angeles from combat in Vietnam to find out that his brother had been killed by a gang of racist cops. Angered, he joins a black nationalist group to take his revenge. | add synopsis
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If I show this movie to anybody in 1998, I'm gonna get shot! more (2 total)

Cast

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Mike B. Sims ... Billy Mitchell
Stephanie Faulkner ... Tanya
Burl Bullock ... Michael
Tony Sweeting ... Dobie
Jack Wrangler ... John (as Jack Stillman)
Sandra Reed ... Miss Nickerson
Robert Brubaker ... Chief Jackson
Morgan Jones ... Tim Naylor
Dick Ryal ... Corie Smith
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Eddie Kendrix
Juan Russell
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ghetto Revenge (USA) (video title)
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Runtime:
USA:109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:GP
Filming Locations:
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If I show this movie to anybody in 1998, I'm gonna get shot!, 7 September 1998
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Author: Jason C. Atwood from Virginia, USA

I have no idea as to how I found a video copy of this real tough to find "blaxploitation" picture, but it was highly involving for its time, and it appeared to have set the stage for further movies based on the genre, like Super Fly and Shaft. This one's on a more "educational" level as opposed to pure movie theater entertainment, but it fairly resembles some of today's urban dramas. It's a rare find!

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