Black Caesar (film)
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For other uses, see Black Caesar (disambiguation).
Black Caesar (stylized as Black Cæsar and released in UK cinemas as Godfather of Harlem) is a 1973 American blaxploitation crime drama film written and directed by Larry Cohen and starring Fred Williamson, Gloria Hendry and Julius Harris. It features a musical score (Black Caesar) by James Brown (with heavy input from his bandleader Fred Wesley), his first experience with writing music for film. A sequel titled Hell Up in Harlem was released in late 1973.[4]
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Directed by | Larry Cohen |
Written by | Larry Cohen |
Produced by | Larry Cohen |
Starring | Fred Williamson Gloria Hendry D'Urville Martin Julius Harris |
Cinematography | Fenton Hamilton |
Edited by | George Folsey Jr. |
Music by | James Brown |
Production company | Larco Productions |
Distributed by | American International Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $2 million (US/ Canada rentals)[1][2][3] |
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