Black Caesar
(1973)
Regisseur:
Larry CohenSchauspieler:
Fred Williamson, Gloria Hendry, Art Lund, D'Urville MartinHarlem in den 50ern: Schon in seiner Jugend verdient sich Tommy Gibbs einige Dollar mit krummen Geschäften. Als er dann an einen korrupten Polizisten namens McKinney gerät, landet er mit gebrochenem Bein im Krankenhaus und danach noch im Knast. Nach 12 Jahren Gefängnis kehrt er als erwachsener Mann mit großen Visionen zurück: Er will der Paten von Harlem werden, und McKinney den Gar ausmachen…
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 payoff 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.
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 payoff 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.
