Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1972 · 1h 30m

Top of the Heap

Top of the Heap poster
Director
Christopher St. John
Cast
Christopher St. John as George Lattimer Paula Kelly as Black Chick Florence St. Peter as Viola Lattimer Ingeborg Sørensen as Nurse Swenson Almeria Quinn as Valerie Lattimer Allen Garfield as Taxi Driver
Crew
Richard A. Kelley — Director of Photography Michael Pozen — Editor J.J. Johnson — Original Music Composer Christopher St. John — Writer Christopher St. John — Producer
Tagline

His rage was the illness of the times!

Synopsis

A Black cop is pushed over the edge when he is passed over for a promotion, leading him on a violent personal crusade against criminals punctuated by feverish psychedelic dream visions.

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Mood & Themes
blaxploitation cinemaastronautfantasy sequenceanger
Key Collaborators
Christopher St. John Director Richard A. Kelley Director of Photography Michael Pozen Editor J.J. Johnson Original Music Composer Christopher St. John Writer Christopher St. John Producer
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