United States / May 21, 1975 / PG
He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town.
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Logan Ramsey | Deputy Coroner |
| Vince Martorano | Officer John Golich |
| Charles Lampkin | Fred Jenkins |
| Stefan Gierasch | Sgt. Danaher |
| Stack Pierce | Sam Hamilton |
| Tierre Turner | Earl Carter |
| Jamaal Wilkes | Nathaniel 'Cornbread' Hamilton |
| Erik Kilpatrick | Ace |
| Bill Henderson | Watkins |
| Randy Martin | Shifty |
| Hal Baylor | Mr. Wilson |
| J. Jay Saunders | Mr. Johnson |
| Don Newsome | Jack |
| Sarina C. Grant | Mrs. Parsons |
| John Zaccaro | Det. Simmons |
| Don McGovern | Det. Kelly |
| Pamela Jones | Diane |
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| Al Stevenson | Mr. Carter |
| William Upton | Stud |
| Beverly Hope Atkinson | Edna |
| Tom Maier | Morgue Man (as Tommy Maier) |
| Hank Rolike | Man |
| Sandy Ward | Store Manager |
| David Moody | Al |
| Fred Slyter | Bailiff |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Cornbread, Earl and Me |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | American International Pictures, ML Productions |
| Release date | 21 maggio 1975 |
| Writer | Leonard Lamensdorf, Ronald Fair |
| Casting | Lynn Stalmaster |
| Cinematography | Jules Brenner |
| Assistant directors | Joseph Manduke |
| Camera operators | Jules Brenner |
| Additional photography | Jules Brenner |
| Music | Donald Byrd |
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| Sound | Donald Byrd |
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