Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)

He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town.

Directed by Joseph Manduke1h 35mDrama

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.

Rated
PG
Year
1975
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
21 May 1975
TMDB
6.8 (16)
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Moses Gunn
Moses Gunn
Benjamin Blackwell
Rosalind Cash
Rosalind Cash
Sarah Robinson
Bernie Casey
Bernie Casey
Officer Larry Atkins
Madge Sinclair
Madge Sinclair
Leona Hamilton
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
Wilford Robinson
Thalmus Rasulala
Thalmus Rasulala
Charlie
Antonio Fargas
Antonio Fargas
One-Eye
Logan Ramsey
Logan Ramsey
Deputy Coroner
V
Vince Martorano
Officer John Golich
Charles Lampkin
Charles Lampkin
Fred Jenkins
Stefan Gierasch
Stefan Gierasch
Sgt. Danaher
Stack Pierce
Stack Pierce
Sam Hamilton
T
Tierre Turner
Earl Carter
Jamaal Wilkes
Jamaal Wilkes
Nathaniel 'Cornbread' Hamilton
Erik Kilpatrick
Erik Kilpatrick
Ace
Bill Henderson
Bill Henderson
Watkins
R
Randy Martin
Shifty
Hal Baylor
Hal Baylor
Mr. Wilson
J. Jay Saunders
J. Jay Saunders
Mr. Johnson
D
Don Newsome
Jack
Sarina C. Grant
Sarina C. Grant
Mrs. Parsons
J
John Zaccaro
Det. Simmons
Don McGovern
Don McGovern
Det. Kelly
P
Pamela Jones
Diane
A
Al Stevenson
Mr. Carter
W
William Upton
Stud
Beverly Hope Atkinson
Beverly Hope Atkinson
Edna
T
Tom Maier
Morgue Man (as Tommy Maier)
Hank Rolike
Hank Rolike
Man
Sandy Ward
Sandy Ward
Store Manager
D
David Moody
Al
F
Fred Slyter
Bailiff

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