---
title: 'A Rage in Harlem (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bill Duke'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-rage-in-harlem-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102749/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Rage in Harlem (1991)

1991 · 115 min · Drama, Comedy, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

A Rage in Harlem is a 1991 American crime film directed by Bill Duke and loosely based on Chester Himes' novel A Rage in Harlem. The film stars Forest Whitaker, Danny Glover, Badja Djola, Robin Givens and Gregory Hines. Producer Stephen Woolley intended it to be a comedy film, and several reviewers have described it as such, but this categorization has been disputed by director Bill Duke.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bill Duke](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-duke)
- **Screenplay:** [Bobby Crawford](https://cinepixo.com/people/bobby-crawford)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Elmer Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmer-bernstein)
- **Producer:** [Stephen Woolley](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-woolley)
- **Director of Photography:** [Toyomichi Kurita](https://cinepixo.com/people/toyomichi-kurita)

## Cast

- [Ron Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-taylor)
- [T. K. Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/t-k-carter)
- [Reynaldo Rey](https://cinepixo.com/people/reynaldo-rey)
- [Zakes Mokae](https://cinepixo.com/people/zakes-mokae)
- [John F. Seitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-f-seitz)
- [Forest Whitaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/forest-whitaker)
- [Willard E. Pugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/willard-e-pugh)
- [Screamin' Jay Hawkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/screamin-jay-hawkins)
- [Samm-Art Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/samm-art-williams)
- [Danny Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-glover)
- [Helen Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-martin)
- [Badja Djola](https://cinepixo.com/people/badja-djola)
- [Stack Pierce](https://cinepixo.com/people/stack-pierce)
- [Gregory Hines](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-hines)
- [George Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-wallace)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-rage-in-harlem-1991
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