
Black Caesar(1973)
Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.


“Their first mistake was letting him in. Their biggest mistake was letting him out!”
A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.
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Lawrence Cook
Dan Freeman

Janet League
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Paula Kelly
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J.A. Preston
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Paul Butler
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Don Blakely
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David Lemieux
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Anthony Ray
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Colostine Boatwright
Dancer

Byron Morrow
The Spook Who Sat by the Door is a action, drama, crime, war film released in 1973 exploring themes of central intelligence agency (cia), blaxploitation cinema, racism. Directed by Ivan Dixon, it stars Lawrence Cook, Janet League, Paula Kelly. A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.
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