A Rage in Harlem
Summary:
Bill Duke directs this quirky film adaptation of Chester Himes' crime novel -- a heavily plotted gangster tale with a sweet love story hidden underneath. The film begins in Natchez, Mississippi in 1956. During a police shoot-out with the mob leader Slim's (Badja Djola) gang, Slim's moll Imabelle (Robin Givens) takes off with a cadre of stolen gold. As a result, Imabelle is ch... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Forest Whitaker - (Jackson)
Gregory Hines - (Goldy)
Robin Givens - (Imabelle)
Zakes Mokae - (Big Kathy)
Danny Glover - (Easy-Money)
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Review:
From its tense but amusing opening scene, in which a vicious black gangster has his henchman cut a huge mole off the nose of a double-crossing racist crime lord, director Bill Duke's A Rage in Harlem forgoes good taste in the name of exuberant entertainment. Forest Whitaker, who had worked primarily in more dramatic roles at the time, give... Continue >>
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