Tougher than shaft and smoother than superfly, this highvoltage sequel to black caesar explodes with enough action to incinerate new york city. Because fred williamson was shooting that man bolt 1973 for universal, cohen used a double for the actor in long shots. Williamson also had other notable roles in other 1970s blaxploitation films such as hammer 1972, that man bolt 1973. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Blaxploitation pride hell up in harlem 1973 facebook. He must also rescue his wife, who manages to get kidnapped by tommys enemies. Written and directed by larry cohen, it is a sequel to the film black caesar. Hell up in harlem is a lean, mean work of blaxploitation that may not stand as one of the genres high water marks but still entertains to this day thanks to the natural charms of fred williamson. In this 1973 blaxploitation film, harlem gangster tommy gibbs must fight off rival gangsters to restore his crumbling criminal empire. The film starts out with an alternate ending to black caesar and the story just picks up where it left off in this alternate ending. Hell up in harlem is a lean, mean work of blaxploitation that may not stand as one of the. Tuesday, october 11, 2011 1973 hell up in harlem action consider first, the time the film was made when new york city was one of the most dangerous cities to live, with alot of corruption.
Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of byrds fly inc. It features a musical score black caesar by james brown with heavy input from his bandleader fred wesley, his first experience with writing music for film. Packed with machinegun mayhem and riveting adventure, hell up in harlem is nothing less than a modernday tribute to the classic 30s gangster film. The follow up to 1973s black caesar, hell up in harlem made the same year. Hell up in harlem 1973 fred williamson and julius harris in hell up in harlem 1973 margaret. A sequel titled hell up in harlem was released in late 1973. Season of the witch 1972 black sunday 1977 supermarkt 1974. Well notify you on your wishlist when movies become available. Hell up in harlem is an oddity among black cinema soundtracks of the early 70s. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Packed with machinegun mayhem and riveting adventure, hell up in harlem is. You are browsing the website, which contains photos and videos of nude celebrities.
Hell up in harlem is a 1973 blaxploitation american neonoir film, starring fred williamson and gloria hendry. Never mind the fact that gibbs died at the end of the first film, because when this sequel. Hell up in harlem 1973 where to watch it streaming online. Fred williamson returns in this sequel to black caesar, in which the harlem mobster fights to. Hell up in harlem is now available on bluray from olive films. Recovering from an onslaught of bullets that would have killed a lesser. The films soundtrack was recorded by edwin starr and released by motown records in january 1974. With the help of his girl, he will reorganize his gang a. Hell up in harlem 1973 fred williamson and julius harris in hell up in.
This hastily assembled sequel to the blaxploitation hit black caesar downplays the gritty drama of that film to create a pure action tale with a. A gangster in harlem must rescue his exwife, who has been kidnapped by the mafia. Hell up in harlem is a 1973 blaxploitation film, starring fred williamson and gloria hendry. It is every bit as gritty and action packed as the first one. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of hell up in harlem with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Edwin starr hell up in harlem original motion picture. Hell up in harlem 1973 full movie, a gangster in harlem must rescue his exwife, who has been kidnapped by the mafia.
Hell up in harlem soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Watch hell up in harlem online stream full movie directv. Written and directed by larry cohen, it is a sequel to the film black caesar the films soundtrack was recorded by edwin starr and released by motown records in january 1974. Producerdirectorwriter larry cohens black caesar was a big hit for aip, so the studio requested an immediate sequel. Hell up in harlem is nothing less than a modernday tribute to the classic 30s gangster film. Hell up in harlem 1973 is an action, crime movie starring fred williamson and julius harris. Watch hell up in harlem 1973 full movie online m4ufree. Hell up in harlem is a 1973 blaxploitation movie about a gangster who is in danger of losing everything hes built. December 27, 2019 top 50 afro american film from the 1970s hell up in harlem 1973 starring fred williamson, julius harris, gloria hendry, margaret avery, durville martin, tony king, gerald gordon, bobby ramsen.
Fred williamson is tommy gibbs, a fearless, bulletproof tough guy who blasts his way from the gutter to become the ultimate soul brother boss. Tommy steals a ledger with the name of every crooked cop and man in the city. Arkoff insisted that the film not be called black caesar ii. Packed with machinegun mayhem and riveting adventure, hell up in harlem is nothing less than a modernday tribute to the classic 30s. Fred williamson may never get to heaven but hes raising hell up in harlem after his exwife is kidnapped. Williamson is perhaps best known for his film career, starring as tommy gibbs in the 1973 crime drama film black caesar and its sequel hell up in harlem. He would say that hell up in harlem is a 90 minutes montage mov. Hell up in harlem ups the ante by having gibbs lead a team of frogmen to assault a heavily guarded gathering on an unnamed island off the florida keys.
Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 15 produced by 5 music by 2 cinematography by 1 film editing by 2 production design by 1 production management 1 art department 1 sound department 1 stunts 4 camera and electrical department 3 editorial department 1 location management 1. While certainly inferior to its predecessor, hell up in harlem is a still a fun piece of blaxploitation filmmaking, continuing the genres trend of strong black leads and stories concerned with social issues that were ignored in other. Hell up in harlem, movie, 1973 pictures provided by. The follow up to 1973 s black caesar, hell up in harlem made the same year.
Black caesar part ii, black caesars sweet revenge, a cidade do crime. Whereas the classic curtis mayfield score superfly in case you asked was filled with a socially conscience undercurrent that made the songs relevant, this edwin starr sung and freddie perren fonce mizell produced soundtrack to the entertaining if flawed sequel to black ceaser, is almost devoid of. A yo check it out we about to make this shit real hot we got big l, herb mcgruff and ron g the mix king the niggas that hold it down for uptown check it out. Get notified if it comes to one of your streaming services, like netflix, on. Hell up in harlem 1973 tommy gibbs returns from a forced rest period due to injuries suffered in harlem s gang wars. Hell up in harlem 1973 the tonally bonkers sequel to.
Hell up in harlem trailer fred williamson gloria hendry 1973. Production was so rushed on hell up in harlem that larry cohen began with only half a shooting script. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Hell up in harlem features even more action than it. In this sequel to the cult classic little caesar, harlem kingpin joey gibbs. Watch hell up in harlem starring fred williamson in this mysterycrime on directv. Black caesar is a remake of the 1931 film little caesar. Now that sequel, hell up in harlem, is finally available on bluray from the good people at olive films. Just a cool scene from hell up in harlem love the way the brothers came without hesitation to help.
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