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.
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Unpretentious, classical in form, raw and grave.
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
- gravecomic
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Cast
- Fred WilliamsonTommy Gibbs
- Gloria HendryHelen
- Art LundMcKinney
- D'Urville MartinRev. Rufus
- Julius HarrisMr. Gibbs
- Minnie GentryMama Gibbs
- Philip RoyeJoe Washington
- William Wellman Jr.Alfred Coleman
- James Dixon"Irish" Bryant
- Val AveryCardoza
Crew
- Larry CohenDirector
- Larry CohenWriter
- Fenton HamiltonDirector of Photography
- James BrownOriginal Music Composer
- George Folsey Jr.Editor
- Larry CohenProducer
- Benjamin FiszProducer
- Kenneth RiveProducer
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