Black Caesar R

Hail Caesar Godfather of Harlem!
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DVD Details

  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 27 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: September 22, 2015
  • Originally Released: 1973
  • Label: Olive

Performers, Cast and Crew:

Starring , &
Performer: , , , , , &
Directed by
Edited by
Music by
Screenwriting by
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Director of Photography:
Executive Production by

Entertainment Reviews:

Rotten58%

TOMATOMETER
Total Count: 12

Upright64%

AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 3,046
Rating: 3.5/4 -- "Paid the cost to be the boss," declares James Brown on the soundtrack, and Black Caesar functions as an itemized bill. Full Review
LarsenOnFilm
Nov 26, 2012
Rating: 3/4 -- Writer-director Larry Cohen's clever and entertaining paean to traditional gangster films (a la Little Caesar) updates the genre to contemporary Harlem and was a major hit with urban audiences. Full Review
TV Guide
Mar 13, 2007
Rating: B -- a distinctive pastiche of the tough cynical attitudes held by oppressed minorities the world over. Full Review
ColeSmithey.com
May 16, 2009
Rating: 2/5 -- Mr. Williamson, in short, can't be blamed for the plot contrivances that hinge mostly on action and bloodshed. Full Review
New York Times
May 9, 2005
Rating: B -- It plays to urban black audiences' fears and fantasies. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Oct 15, 2007
Unfortunately it all remains too crude to convince one of its better intentions. Full Review
Time Out
Jun 24, 2006
A funky 70s soundtrack by the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, is by far the best element in this tough blaxploitation gangster saga which was written and directed by erratic talent Larry Cohen. Full Review
Film4
May 24, 2003

Product Description:

Tommy Gibbs is a young killer with prison savvy and underworld connections who uses his gun to get the power he craves. As the new kingpin of Harlem, Tommy's methods begin to repel those closest to him and he finds himself at the wrong end of the barrel. Sequel: HELL UP IN HARLEM.

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  • Sales Rank: 48,521
  • UPC: 887090107402
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