Black Caesar

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Black Caesar is a 1973 blaxploitation crime film about a Harlem gangster’s rise and fall, directed by Larry Cohen and starring Fred Williamson.

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Black Caesar canonical 10
Black Caesar (soundtrack) 3
Black Caesar (film) 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blaxploitation film
film
cinematographyBy James A. Contner
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States
director Larry Cohen
distributedBy American International Pictures
distributorRegion United States
editedBy Peter Honess
featuresCharacter Rudy
Tommy Gibbs’s father
filmingLocation New York City
followedBy Hell Up in Harlem
genre blaxploitation
crime
hasCultFollowing true
hasSoundtrackAlbum Black Caesar (soundtrack)
linked to: Black Caesar
hasTheme corruption
organized crime
race and power in urban America
leadActorRole Fred Williamson as Tommy Gibbs
mainCharacter Tommy Gibbs
medium theatrical film
musicBy James Brown
notableFor being an early blaxploitation gangster film set in Harlem
originalLanguage English
plotSummary The film follows Harlem gangster Tommy Gibbs’s rise to power and eventual fall.
portrays the rise of a Black gangster in Harlem
productionCompany Larco Productions
productionEra New Hollywood era
linked to: New Hollywood
releaseDecade 1970s
releaseYear 1973
runtimeMinutes 87
scoreComposer James Brown
sequel Hell Up in Harlem
setting Harlem
soundtrackPerformedBy James Brown
starring D’Urville Martin
linked to: D'Urville Martin

Fred Williamson
Gloria Hendry
Julius Harris
targetAudience adult
title Black Caesar
writer Larry Cohen

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Fred Williamson notableWork Black Caesar
Blaxploitation hasNotableFilm Black Caesar
Julius Harris appearedIn Black Caesar
Fred Williamson notableWork Black Caesar
subject linked to: The Hammer
Black Caesar title Black Caesar
Black Caesar hasSoundtrackAlbum Black Caesar (soundtrack)
linked to: Black Caesar
Hell Up in Harlem isSequelTo Black Caesar
Hell Up in Harlem partOf Black Caesar film series
linked to: Black Caesar
Fred Williamson notableWork Black Caesar
subject linked to: Fred "The Hammer" Williamson
Larry Cohen notableWork Black Caesar
Larry Cohen workedOn Black Caesar
Down and Out in New York City partOf Black Caesar (soundtrack)
linked to: Black Caesar
Down and Out in New York City usedIn Black Caesar (film)
linked to: Black Caesar
Down and Out in New York City includedOnAlbum Black Caesar (soundtrack)
linked to: Black Caesar
Down and Out in New York City associatedWork Black Caesar (film)
linked to: Black Caesar