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Cornbread, Earl and Me
Drama

CORNBREAD, EARL AND ME

"He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town."

19751h 35m6.8 TMDb

Directed by Joseph Manduke

Spoiler-Free

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.

Cast

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

Benjamin Blackwell

Rosalind Cash

Rosalind Cash

Sarah Robinson

Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey

Officer Larry Atkins

Madge Sinclair

Madge Sinclair

Leona Hamilton

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Wilford Robinson

Thalmus Rasulala

Thalmus Rasulala

Charlie

Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas

One-Eye

Logan Ramsey

Logan Ramsey

Deputy Coroner

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion7.7
Complexity6.9
Humor5.2
Realism6.6
Action5
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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