“Hail Caesar Godfather of Harlem!”
Tommy Gibbs is a tough kid, raised in the ghetto, who aspires to be a kingpin criminal. As a young boy, his leg is broken by a bad cop on the take, during a pay-off gone bad. Nursing his vengeance, he rises to power in Harlem, New York. Angry at the racist society around him, both criminal and straight, he sees the acquisition of power as the solution to his rage.
Larry Cohen
Larry Cohen
Benjamin Fisz
Kenneth Rive
Larry Cohen
Fenton Hamilton
James Brown
Fred Williamson
Tommy Gibbs
Gloria Hendry
Helen
Art Lund
McKinney
D'Urville Martin
Rev. Rufus
Julius Harris
Mr. Gibbs
Minnie Gentry
Mama Gibbs
Philip Roye
Joe Washington
William Wellman Jr.
Alfred Coleman
James Dixon
"Irish" Bryant
Val Avery
Cardoza
Patrick McAllister
Grossfield
Don Pedro Colley
"Craw"
... and 8 more
Chandler Danier
This movie is fine. The sequel is better because all the misses in storytelling and filmmaking can be excused by budget and time spent filming. This is more boring and messy.
Black Caesar (1973) Original Trailer [FHD]
Trailer • YouTube
Larry Cohen on BLACK CAESAR
Featurette • YouTube
American International Pictures
Larco Productions