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Cornbread, Earl and Me

Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)

Movie · Released · 95 min · ★ 6.8

Drama

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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. Also released under the title Hit the Open Man, it features the screen debut of Laurence Fishburne, who was barely a teenager at the time.

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Moses GunnMoses GunnBenjamin BlackwellRosalind CashRosalind CashSarah RobinsonBernie CaseyBernie CaseyOfficer Larry AtkinsMadge SinclairMadge SinclairLeona HamiltonLaurence FishburneLaurence FishburneWilford RobinsonThalmus RasulalaThalmus RasulalaCharlieAntonio FargasAntonio FargasOne-EyeLogan RamseyLogan RamseyDeputy Coroner
Vince MartoranoOfficer John GolichCharles LampkinCharles LampkinFred JenkinsStefan GieraschStefan GieraschSgt. DanaherStack PierceStack PierceSam Hamilton
Tierre TurnerEarl CarterJamaal WilkesJamaal WilkesNathaniel 'Cornbread' HamiltonErik KilpatrickErik KilpatrickAce

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