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"Hail Caesar Godfather of Harlem!". Tommy Gibbs is a tough kid, raised in the ghetto, who aspires to be a kingpin criminal. As a young boy, his leg is broken by a bad cop on the take, during a payoff gone bad. Nursing his vengeance, he rises to power in Harlem, New York. Angry at the racist society around him, both criminal and straight, he sees the acquisition of power as the solution to his rage.
Movie rating: 6.5 / 10 (2760)
Directed by: Larry Cohen
Writer credits: Larry Cohen
Cast: Fred Williamson - Gloria Hendry - Art Lund - D'Urville Martin - Julius Harris
AKA: The Godfather of Harlem, West Germany (Godfather of Harlem (Der Pate von Harlem))