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
Official poster of Black Caesar 1973 directed by [object Object]
A man in a suit standing next to another man in a hat
A group of men sitting at a table with food
A group of men walking down a street
A view of a large city from a high point