Released august 21st, 1997, hell up in harlem stars fredwilliamson, juliusharris, gloriahendry, margaretavery the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100. Hell up in harlem 1973, usa is a blaxploitationcrime film directed by larry cohen. All that basically goes out the window the second its sequel begins. Fred williamson is tommy gibbs, a fearless, bulletproof tough guy who blasts his way from the gutter. Hell up in harlem 1973 the tonally bonkers sequel to. Hell up in harlem crack era pages 1 47 text version. The followup, hell up in harlem, was released just 10 months later, still in 1973. Too vicious and violent even for a gangster film hell up in harlem has really no one in it to cheer on or feel sympathy for with the exception of helen and tommys. Hell up in harlem hd this 1973 action packed crime drama stars fred williamson as a gangster in harlem that goes on the hunt to rescue his exwife that was abducted by the mafia. Hell up in harlem is a sequel to black caesar, in which fred williamson also played. Hell up in harlem 1973 full movie download full hd youtube.
The first film had some action movie touches, but it was mostly an observant character study that played more like a 1970s updating of little caesar or white heat than a typical shaft knockoff. Durville martin, julius harris, gloria hendry, fred williamson, margaret avery, janelle cohen, larry cohen. Hell up in harlem is a 1973 blaxploitation american neonoir film, starring fred williamson and gloria hendry. Besides that, hell up in harlem is unusually tidy for a genre movie. Straight to hell 1987 fashion crimes 1989 the vanity serum 2004.
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