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5.8/10   376 votes
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Director:
Larry Cohen
Writer:
Larry Cohen (writer)
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Release Date:
December 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
Black Godfather is back...and there's gonna be Hell up in Harlem. more
Plot:
A gangster in Harlem must rescue his ex-wife, who has been kidnapped by the Mafia. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Fred Williamson ... Tommy Gibbs
Julius Harris ... Papa Gibbs (as Julius W. Harris)

Gloria Hendry ... Helen Bradley
Margaret Avery ... Sister Jennifer
D'Urville Martin ... Reverend Rufus
Tony King ... Zach
Gerald Gordon ... Mr. DiAngelo
Bobby Ramsen ... Joe Frankfurter
James Dixon ... Irish
Esther Sutherland ... The Cook
Charles MacGuire ... Hup
Ty Randolph ... Tough Bikini Woman (as Mindi Miller)
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/18 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
American International Pictures (AIP) more

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Trivia:
James Brown was originally slated to do the music after his work on Black Caesar (1973) was so well received, but Larry Cohen rejected the music Brown recorded. Subsequently, the music was done by Motown artist Edwin Starr and Brown's rejected music was used for the album, "The Payback". more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "TCM Underground: Black Caesar/Hell Up in Harlem (#1.21)" (2007) more

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what did you expect, 20 April 2003
5/10
Author: allar100 from california

This is not the best of the blaxploitation films, but it is entertaining. This is the sequel to Black Ceaser, but they completely ignore the ending to its predecessor. The sound is not to great, and the story is kind of weak and forced, but come on, what did you expect.

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