Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Erscheinungsjahr: 1970
Land: United States
Alternative Title: Rififi no Harlem, Da bomuld kom til Harlem, Algodón en Harlem, Kaksi nuuskijaa Harlemissa, Le casse de l'oncle Tom, Johnson kai Jones, oi dyo detective tou Harlem, Gyapot jön Harlembe, Pupe calde e mafia nera, Rorusu Roisu ni gin no jû, Bawelniany przekret, Humor Negro e Violência, Dö'grävarn & Co, Crni panterji v Harlemu, Хлопок прибывает в Гарлем, Harlem - Kara tehlike, Wenn es Nacht wird in Manhattan
Regisseur: Ossie Davis
Writer: Arnold Perl, Chester Himes, Ossie Davis
Production Genre
Produzent: Producer: Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Firmen: Formosa Productions
Genre: Action, Buddy Cop Film, Comedy, Comedy Film, Comedy Thriller, Film Based On Literature
Budget: 1.200.000
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Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: blaxploitation cinema
Geschichte
In 'Cotton Comes to Harlem', set in New York City's Harlem neighborhood, corrupt Reverend Deke O'Malley swindles his African-American congregation by promising them parcels of land in Africa for small donations. The money collected is smuggled inside a bale of cotton. Detectives Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson investigate this scam when they realize that the cash has gone missing.
Zusammenfassung
Directed by Ossie Davis, 'Cotton Comes to Harlem' (1970) is an action-comedy film set within the genre of blaxploitation cinema. The story revolves around a money-making scheme involving cotton and land scams, with police officers unraveling the truth amidst comedic circumstances.
