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Black Caesar

R

1973

94 minutes

ActionCrimeDramaThriller

Overview

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.

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Top Cast

Fred Williamson headshot

Fred Williamson

Tommy Gibbs

Gloria Hendry headshot

Gloria Hendry

Helen

Art Lund headshot

Art Lund

McKinney

D'Urville Martin headshot

D'Urville Martin

Rev. Rufus

Julius Harris headshot

Julius Harris

Mr. Gibbs

Minnie Gentry headshot

Minnie Gentry

Mama Gibbs

Philip Roye headshot

Philip Roye

Joe Washington

William Wellman Jr. headshot

William Wellman Jr.

Alfred Coleman

James Dixon headshot

James Dixon

"Irish" Bryant

Val Avery headshot

Val Avery

Cardoza

Patrick McAllister headshot

Patrick McAllister

Grossfield

Don Pedro Colley headshot

Don Pedro Colley

"Craw"

Myrna Hansen headshot

Myrna Hansen

Virginia Coleman

Omer Jeffrey headshot

Omer Jeffrey

Tommy (as a boy)

Michael Jeffrey headshot

Michael Jeffrey

Joe (as a boy)

Allan Bailey headshot

Allan Bailey

"Motor"

Cecil Alonzo headshot

Cecil Alonzo

"Sport"

Francisco De Gracia headshot

Francisco De Gracia

Cab Driver

Larry Lurin headshot

Larry Lurin

Carlos

Andrew Duggan headshot

Andrew Duggan

Man at Shoeshine (uncredited)