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Dead Presidents is a 1995 American crime film co-written, produced and directed by the Hughes Brothers. The film chronicles the life of Anthony Curtis (Larenz Tate), focusing on his teenage years as a high school graduate and his experiences during the Vietnam War as a Recon Marine.
Oct 6, 1995 · A Vietnam vet tries to support his family and joins a heist of old bills, retired from circulation by the government. The film explores the issues of Black Americans' involvement in the war and their disillusionment with social progress in the 1960s.
- (25K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
- 1995-10-06
May 1, 2018 · Soldier Anthony Curtis (Larenz Tate) returns to his Bronx home after a nightmarish tour of duty in Vietnam. But the nightmare continues for Anthony and his friends as they suffer the indignities ...
- 3 min
- 29.7K
- Black Film History
Once in Vietnam, Curtis and his squad lose several fellow Marines during combat, and commit several atrocities of their own, such as executing enemy prisoners and beheading corpses for war ...
- (35)
- Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
- R
- Drama
NYPD officers storm Skip's apartment to find that he has died of a heroin overdose. As Kirby and Anthony prepare to leave the country, they are ambushed at Kirby's pool hall by the police and arrested. In court, Anthony is tried, convicted, and sent to prison for 15 years to life.
A young black man drifts into crime and violence after Vietnam and a robbery scheme. Roger Ebert praises the film's skill and realism, but questions its story and meaning.
On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!
