Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
The unintentional shooting by police of a star basketball player has profound personal, political and community repercussions in this acclaimed adaptation of the novel Hog Butcher by Ronald Fair. This was one of the more thoughtful urban dramas produced at the height of the "blaxploitation" craze. Also released under the title Hit the Open Man, it features the screen debut of Laurence Fishburne, who was barely a teenager at the time.
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Stars:
- Joseph Manduke
Writing:
- Ronald Fair
- Leonard Lamensdorf
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Release Date: 1975-05-21
6.7/10
6.7/10
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 95
Officer Larry Atkins
Benjamin Blackwell
Sarah Robinson
One-Eye
Wilford Robinson
Sam Hamilton
Earl Carter
Nathaniel 'Cornbread' Hamilton
Ace
Leona Hamilton
Sgt. Danaher
Fred Jenkins
Deputy Coroner
Charlie
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Johnson
Mrs. Parsons
Det. Kelly
Edna
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