Cinematic background from Black Caesar 1973 - 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.

Black Caesar

1973

Action, Crime, Drama

Directors:
Larry Cohen
Writers:
Larry Cohen
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Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A woman holding a phone up to her ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A group of men sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A red and white bus on a train track; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A group of people walking down a street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A group of people standing around a living room together; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man wearing a black hat and a black suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – The sun is setting over a large city; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man and a woman are kissing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man sitting on a red couch in a restaurant; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man standing next to a car on the side of the road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – An aerial view of a man walking across the street; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man wearing a hat is smoking a cigarette in a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A person wearing a priest's outfit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man in a suit and tie walking down a street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man sitting at a table in a restaurant; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man is serving a plate of food to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man and a woman standing next to each other on the street; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – An older man wearing a suit and hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man in a suit and hat holding a gun; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man in a suit and hat holding a gun; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man in a brown jacket and a brown tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A group of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A group of young men sitting on the side of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A woman holding a baby in her arms; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man in a suit standing next to another man in a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A group of men sitting at a table with food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A group of men walking down a street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A view of a large city from a high point; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – Two men standing next to each other wearing suits and hats; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man standing in front of a tombstone holding a book; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A group of men standing on top of a roof; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A car parked on the side of the road next to a street light; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – An old picture of a city street in the 1 9 5 0's; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man in a suit holding onto a white hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – Two men in suits standing in front of a pile of rubble; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A couple of men sitting next to each other in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – The sun is setting over a large city; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man in a suit and tie smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – Two men in business suits standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – An older man wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man wearing a suit and a hat in front of a painting; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a railing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – An older man sitting at a table with a glass of red wine; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A person looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of a pile of rubble; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A young man kneeling down on the ground while a group of people watch; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A woman standing in front of a window looking out at a city; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man walking down the street wearing a suit and hat; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man in a suit and tie looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – Two men in suits shaking hands in a restaurant; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man in a suit and tie holding a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man cutting another man's hair with scissors; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A woman in a black hat is holding up a peace sign; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a living room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A group of men sitting around each other at a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man in a suit and a red tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man wearing a hat and holding a gun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A group of people standing around a car; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man standing on top of a balcony next to buildings; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man wearing a suit and tie standing next to a wooden wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A black woman with short black hair wearing a black top; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A woman that is standing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man and a woman sitting at a table talking on a phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A black woman with a black hat is raising her hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A group of men walking down a street; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man wearing a suit and tie on a city street; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man in a suit and tie talking to someone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man wearing a hat is looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man talking on a phone while wearing a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A person standing in front of a building with a bridge in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A group of people walking across a street; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Black Caesar” (1973), directed by Larry Cohen – A man in a suit smoking a cigarette in front of another man in a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle