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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.
Black Caesar, according to traditional accounts, was a prominent African tribal war chieftain. Widely known for his "huge size, immense strength and keen intelligence," he evaded capture from many different slave traders.
One of the most famous black pirates was Black Caesar, who raided ships in the Florida Keys for almost a decade before joining Blackbeard aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge. Like many pirates, his life is shrouded in legend, but he was apparently a very large and very cunning man.
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Dec 7, 2021 · In 1973, former NFL defensive back Fred Williamson, also known as “the Hammer,” starred in director Larry Cohen’s blaxploitation film Black Caesar (the title is a nod to the 1931 pre-code...
In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Growing up on the tough streets of Harlem, Tommy Gibbs (Fred Williamson) has his life made even harder by John McKinney (Art Lund), a crooked cop who breaks the boy's...
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Feb 7, 1973 · Black Caesar: Directed by Larry Cohen. With Fred Williamson, Gloria Hendry, Art Lund, D'Urville Martin. Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.
Mar 16, 2021 · One of the more ruthless on the show is Black Caesar, an ex-African-chieftain-turned-slave-turned-pirate captain, according to Britannica. Black Caesar and his crew made a career...
