Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)

Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)

He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town. 1975-05-21 United States of America 95 Min. PG-13
6.7 11 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Moses Gunn is Benjamin Blackwell
Benjamin Blackwell
Rosalind Cash is Sarah Robinson
Sarah Robinson
Bernie Casey is Officer Larry Atkins
Officer Larry Atkins
Madge Sinclair is Leona Hamilton
Leona Hamilton
Laurence Fishburne is Wilford Robinson
Wilford Robinson
Thalmus Rasulala is Charlie
Charlie
Antonio Fargas is One-Eye
One-Eye
Logan Ramsey is Deputy Coroner
Deputy Coroner
Vince Martorano is Officer John Golich
Officer John Golich
Charles Lampkin is Fred Jenkins
Fred Jenkins
Stefan Gierasch is Sgt. Danaher
Sgt. Danaher
Stack Pierce is Sam Hamilton
Sam Hamilton

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