Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town.
1975 · PG · 1h 35m · Drama
Genres: Drama
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.
Director: Joseph Manduke
Writers: Ronald Fair, Leonard Lamensdorf
Music by: Donald Byrd
Cinematography: Jules Brenner
Cast
Moses Gunn as Benjamin BlackwellRosalind Cash as Sarah RobinsonBernie Casey as Officer Larry AtkinsMadge Sinclair as Leona HamiltonLaurence Fishburne as Wilford RobinsonThalmus Rasulala as CharlieAntonio Fargas as One-EyeLogan Ramsey as Deputy CoronerVince Martorano as Officer John GolichCharles Lampkin as Fred JenkinsStefan Gierasch as Sgt. DanaherStack Pierce as Sam HamiltonMore like this
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