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Hail Caesar Godfather of Harlem!
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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 pay-off 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.
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Directed by: Fenton Hamilton, Larry Cohen
Written by: Larry Cohen
Produced by: Larry Cohen, Peter Sabiston, Kenneth Rive
Composed by: James Brown
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