Hail Caesar Godfather of Harlem!
Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.
Mama Gibbs
Chandler Danier
Jun 27, 2025
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.
The film's tagline is: "Hail Caesar Godfather of Harlem!"
The runtime is 95 minutes (1h 35m).
The film was directed by Larry Cohen.
The screenplay was written by Larry Cohen.
The score was composed by James Brown.
Cinematography was handled by Fenton Hamilton.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0069792.
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1971
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1972
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1973
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1971
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1972
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1991
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1974
Jones is a secret agent who has gone into semi-retirement, concentrating instead on teaching the martial arts to inner city youths. The karate school is run by a kindly old coot named Pops. His gambling debts, however, bring the local thug, Pinky, down on him. To make matters worse, Pinky is then hired by some white thugs who want to get a hold of the property Pops' school occupies so they can build a shopping mall. When things get heavy, Black Belt Jones leaps into action. Only he's not alone. Pops' daughter, Sidney, shows up to lend a hand, proving herself every bit as agile and powerful a martial artist as Jones.
1973
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1988
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Black Caesar
Released
R
English
United States of America
