A gangster in Harlem must rescue his ex-wife, who has been kidnapped by the Mafia.
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| Fred Williamson | ... | Tommy Gibbs | |
| Julius Harris | ... | Papa Gibbs (as Julius W. Harris) | |
| Gloria Hendry | ... | Helen Bradley | |
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| D'Urville Martin | ... | Reverend Rufus | |
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Tommy comes from a forced rest period due to injuries suffered in Harlem's gang warfare. With the help of his girl, he will reorganize his gang, and overcome his rival gang leaders, through extreme acts of violence and death. Written by Artemis-9
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kidnapping | harlem manhattan new york city | blaxploitation | african american | pokies |Taglines:
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Fun sequel takes off where Black Caesar took off...lots of violence...soul soundtrack not as good as James Brown's work on Black Caesar, but passable. Overall this movie has an even more fantastic plot than the first but is still basically enjoyable...particularly the island ambush scene and the chase in which Williamson runs after his opponent, who boards an airplane to L.A. from New York...Fred doesn't sweat it and gets a flight that just happens to leave a few minutes after the first gets off. We see scenes of the two men in planes...upon landing, at the same time, Williamson finds his quarry in a crowded airport and picks up where he left off in New York. As I said, ridiculous, but fun.