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Additional authors

1. Brown, James, 1933-2006
2. Cohen, Larry, 1936-2019
3. Williamson, Fred
4. Gentry, Minnie, -1993
5. Harris, Julius, 1923-2004
6. D'Urville, Martin
7. Colley, Don Pedro, 1938-2017
8. Hendry, Gloria
9. Lund, Art
10. Avery, Val
11. Roye, Philip
12. Orion Home Video (Firm)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (94 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Tommy Gibbs (Williamson) grows up in the streets to become Manhattan's first Black godfather who muscles his way into the big time mob racket.

Series statement

1. Soul Cinema.

Uniform title

1. Soul cinema.

Subject

1. African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
2. Organized crime -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
3. African American criminals -- Drama
4. African Americans in motion pictures
5. Gangsters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
6. Revenge -- Drama
7. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama

Genre/Form

1. Blaxploitation films.
2. Gangster films.
3. Feature films.
4. Black films and programs.
5. Detective and mystery films.

Call number

1. Sc Visual VRA-301

Note

1. Originally released as a motion picture in 1973.
2. Sequel: Hell up in Harlem.

Credits (note)

1. Producer and screenwriter, Larry Cohen ; music composed and performed by James Brown ; Larco Production.

Performer (note)

1. Fred Williamson, Minnie Gentry, Julius W. Harris, D'Urville Martin, Don Pedro Colley, Gloria Hendry, Art Lund, Val Avery, Phillip Roye.

Title

1. Black Caesar / directed by Larry Cohen.

Publisher

1. Los Angeles, CA : Orion Home Video, 1998.

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videocassette

Series

1. Soul Cinema.
2. Soul cinema.

Cast

1. Fred Williamson, Minnie Gentry, Julius W. Harris, D'Urville Martin, Don Pedro Colley, Gloria Hendry, Art Lund, Val Avery, Phillip Roye.

Credits

1. Producer and screenwriter, Larry Cohen ; music composed and performed by James Brown ; Larco Production.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added author

1. Brown, James, 1933-2006, composer.
2. Cohen, Larry, 1936-2019, film producer.
3. Cohen, Larry, 1936-2019, film director.
4. Cohen, Larry, 1936-2019, screenwriter.
5. Williamson, Fred, actor.
6. Gentry, Minnie, -1993, actor.
7. Harris, Julius, 1923-2004, actor.
8. D'Urville, Martin.
9. Colley, Don Pedro, 1938-2017.
10. Hendry, Gloria.
11. Lund, Art.
12. Avery, Val.
13. Roye, Philip.
14. Orion Home Video (Firm)

Publisher no.

1. 2110056 Orion Home Video

ISBN

1. 0792899687

Research call number

1. Sc Visual VRA-301