Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town.
Plot Summary
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.
Full Cast & Characters
Moses Gunn
Benjamin Blackwell
Rosalind Cash
Sarah Robinson
Bernie Casey
Officer Larry Atkins
Madge Sinclair
Leona Hamilton
Laurence Fishburne
Wilford Robinson
Thalmus Rasulala
Charlie
Antonio Fargas
One-Eye
Logan Ramsey
Deputy Coroner
Vince Martorano
Officer John Golich
Charles Lampkin
Fred Jenkins
Stefan Gierasch
Sgt. Danaher
Stack Pierce
Sam Hamilton
Director & Crew
Joseph Manduke
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 6.7/10 based on 12 votes.
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Cornbread, Earl and Me was directed by Joseph Manduke and released in 1975.
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Cornbread, Earl and Me has a runtime of 1 hours and 35 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1975-05-21
- Status
- Released