---
title: 'Black Caesar (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Larry Cohen'
released: '1973-02-07'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/black-caesar-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069792/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Black Caesar (1973)

1973 · 87 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Black Caesar is a 1973 American blaxploitation crime drama film written and directed by Larry Cohen and starring Fred Williamson, Gloria Hendry and Julius Harris. It features a musical score, Black Caesar, by James Brown, with heavy input from his bandleader Fred Wesley, his first experience with writing music for film. A sequel titled Hell Up in Harlem was released in late 1973.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Larry Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-cohen)
- **Screenplay:** [Larry Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-cohen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-brown-2)
- **Editor:** [George Folsey Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-folsey-jr)

## Cast

- [Gloria Hendry](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-hendry)
- [Minnie Gentry](https://cinepixo.com/people/minnie-gentry)
- [Julius Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/julius-harris)
- [Fred Williamson](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-williamson)
- [Don Pedro Colley](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-pedro-colley)
- [Andrew Duggan](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-duggan)
- [Myrna Hansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/myrna-hansen)
- [Val Avery](https://cinepixo.com/people/val-avery)
- [D'Urville Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/d-urville-martin)

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