Action ·Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1976 · 1h 34m

Black Heat

Director

Cast

Timothy Brown as Kicks Russ Tamblyn as Ziggy Jana Bellan as Terry Geoffrey Land as Tony Regina Carrol as Valerie Al Richardson as Alphonse

Crew

Gary Graver — Director of Photography Michael Bockman — Editor Paul Lewinson — Original Music Composer John D'Amato — Screenplay Sheldon Lee — Screenplay Budd Donnelly — Screenplay

Tagline

Nothing Is Too Violent Or Too Cruel For Them

Synopsis

Kicks Carter is a streetwise policeman whose beat is Las Vegas. A crime gang is running guns, selling drugs, loan-sharking, and running a prostitution ring out of an upscale hotel in the city and Kicks is trying to put them out of business. But the interference of a woman reporter is making his job more difficult.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

blaxploitation cinema

Key Collaborators

Al Adamson Director Gary Graver Director of Photography Michael Bockman Editor Paul Lewinson Original Music Composer John D'Amato Screenplay Sheldon Lee Screenplay Budd Donnelly Screenplay Al Adamson Producer

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