Black Caesar

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.

Cast

Fred Williamson

Fred Williamson

as Tommy Gibbs

Gloria Hendry

Gloria Hendry

as Helen

Art Lund

Art Lund

as McKinney

D'Urville Martin

D'Urville Martin

as Rev. Rufus

Julius Harris

Julius Harris

as Mr. Gibbs

Minnie Gentry

Minnie Gentry

as Mama Gibbs

Philip Roye

Philip Roye

as Joe Washington

William Wellman Jr.

William Wellman Jr.

as Alfred Coleman

James Dixon

James Dixon

as "Irish" Bryant

Val Avery

Val Avery

as Cardoza

Reviews

Chandler Danier

This movie is fine. The sequel is better because all the misses in storytelling and filmmaking can be excused by budget and time spent filming. This is more boring and messy....

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