Black Caesar poster
Director Larry Cohen
Writer Larry Cohen

Black Caesar

Tagline: Hail Caesar Godfather of Harlem!

Release Date: 1973-02-07

Duration: 94 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Fred Williamson
    Tommy Gibbs
  • Gloria Hendry
    Helen
  • Julius Harris
    Mr. Gibbs
  • Val Avery
    Cardoza
  • Andrew Duggan
    Man at Shoeshine (uncredited)
  • D'Urville Martin
    Rev. Rufus
  • Don Pedro Colley
    "Craw"
  • William Wellman Jr.
    Alfred Coleman
  • Myrna Hansen
    Virginia Coleman
  • James Dixon
    "Irish" Bryant