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Black Caesar

  • 19731973
  • RR
  • 1h 27m
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6.4/10
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Fred Williamson and Gloria Hendry in Black Caesar (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.
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Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3.6K
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    • Larry Cohen
    • Larry Cohen
  • Stars
    • Fred Williamson
    • Gloria Hendry
    • Art Lund
    • Larry Cohen
    • Larry Cohen
  • Stars
    • Fred Williamson
    • Gloria Hendry
    • Art Lund
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 43User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
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    Fred Williamson and Gloria Hendry in Black Caesar (1973)
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    Fred Williamson and Gloria Hendry in Black Caesar (1973)
    Fred Williamson in Black Caesar (1973)

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    Fred Williamson
    Fred Williamson
    • Tommy Gibbs
    Gloria Hendry
    Gloria Hendry
    • Helen
    Art Lund
    Art Lund
    • McKinney
    D'Urville Martin
    D'Urville Martin
    • Rev. Rufus
    Julius Harris
    Julius Harris
    • Mr. Gibbs
    • (as Julius W. Harris)
    Minnie Gentry
    • Momma Gibbs
    Philip Roye
    • Joe Washington
    William Wellman Jr.
    William Wellman Jr.
    • Alfred Coleman
    James Dixon
    James Dixon
    • 'Irish' Bryant
    Val Avery
    Val Avery
    • Cardoza
    Patrick McAllister
    • Grossfield
    Don Pedro Colley
    Don Pedro Colley
    • Crawdaddy
    Myrna Hansen
    • Virginia Coleman
    Omer Jeffrey
    Omer Jeffrey
    • Tommy - as a Boy
    Michael Jeffrey
    • Joe - as a Boy
    Allan Bailey
    • 'Motor'
    • (as Allen W. Bailey)
    Cecil Alonzo
    • 'Sport'
    Francisco De Gracia
    • Cab Driver
    • (as Francisco DeGracia)
      • Larry Cohen
      • Larry Cohen
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      While filming in Harlem, Larry Cohen was accosted by local gangsters who threatened to disrupt the shoot unless they were paid off. Instead, Cohen offered them small roles in the film. They helped so enthusiastically that they attended the premiere to sign autographs.
    • Goofs
      Tommy cuts off the left ear of the man in the barber's chair, but the ear he drops into the plate of spaghetti is a right ear.
    • Quotes

      Reverend Rufus: Mama! Does Tommy know you're here?

      Mama Gibbs: Pray for him, Rufus... you were always a good boy, pray for him.

      Reverend Rufus: Okay Mama, we'll pray for him.

    • Alternate versions
      The European version included an additional scene before the end credits, where, after Tommy Gibbs is seen wandering in a neighborhood slum, a street gang robs him and fatally beats him up. This sequence was originally cut from U.S. prints, as AIP was already interested in making a sequel. However, in the late 1990s, when MGM bought the Orion Pictures library, the European cut made its way to home video, due to a mix-up on MGM's part. Therefore, all current video releases, to this day, feature this print.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hell Up in Harlem (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      Down and Out in New York City
      Written by Bodie Chandler & Barry De Vorzon

      Performed by James Brown

    User reviews43

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    Great BLACK movie of the 70s!!
    This was a great movie for BLAXPLOITATION. I recently became a HUGE FAN of this kind of movie. Fred Williamson just OOZES the essence of COOL!!! He is cool all the way through the movie. He sure does get even with that JERK OF A RACIST cop!!! I was amazed how TENSE this movie became toward the end!!! Still, Fred Williamson was buff and cool the entire movie. The music was really good as well. There was some great James Brown music. "I paid the cost to be the boss." That song personified the wonderful Fred Williamson!!! I plan to watch the commentary here pretty soon. I was shocked though at the way Fred was shot in the street yet he continued to walk around New York and nobody seemed to really care that he was shot. Very sad.
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    5
    • DJAkin
    • Dec 13, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 7, 1973 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Italian
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    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
      • Larco Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
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