Moses Gunn
Benjamin Blackwell
1975•1h 35m•Released•EN
Cornbread, Earl and Me
“He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town.”
Overview
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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The Swinging Light
Movie Details
Release Date
May 21, 1975
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.8 / 10
Votes
16
Budget
Not available
Revenue
Not available
Status
Released
Popularity
1.8
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Rosalind Cash
Sarah Robinson
Bernie Casey
Officer Larry Atkins
Madge Sinclair
Leona Hamilton
Laurence Fishburne
Wilford Robinson
Thalmus Rasulala
Charlie
Antonio Fargas
One-Eye
Logan Ramsey
Deputy Coroner
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Vince Martorano
Officer John Golich
Charles Lampkin
Fred Jenkins
Stefan Gierasch
Sgt. Danaher
Stack Pierce
Sam Hamilton
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