Drama · United States of America · 1975 · 1h 35m

Cornbread, Earl and Me

Cornbread, Earl and Me poster
Director
Joseph Manduke
Cast
Moses Gunn as Benjamin Blackwell Rosalind Cash as Sarah Robinson Bernie Casey as Officer Larry Atkins Madge Sinclair as Leona Hamilton Laurence Fishburne as Wilford Robinson Thalmus Rasulala as Charlie
Crew
Jules Brenner — Director of Photography Donald Byrd — Original Music Composer Leonard Lamensdorf — Screenplay Ronald Fair — Novel
Tagline

He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Cornbread, Earl and Me — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
police brutalitycoming of agecourtroombasketball player
Key Collaborators
Joseph Manduke Director Jules Brenner Director of Photography Donald Byrd Original Music Composer Leonard Lamensdorf Screenplay Ronald Fair Novel
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