Cornbread, Earl and Me

Cornbread, Earl and Me

1975-05-21 95 Min 6.75

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.

Original Title

Cornbread, Earl and Me

Director

Joseph Manduke
Moses Gunn
Moses Gunn
Benjamin Blackwell
Rosalind Cash
Rosalind Cash
Sarah Robinson
Bernie Casey
Bernie Casey
Officer Larry Atkins
Madge Sinclair
Madge Sinclair
Leona Hamilton
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
Wilford Robinson
Thalmus Rasulala
Thalmus Rasulala
Charlie
Antonio Fargas
Antonio Fargas
One-Eye
Logan Ramsey
Logan Ramsey
Deputy Coroner
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Vince Martorano
Officer John Golich
Charles Lampkin
Charles Lampkin
Fred Jenkins
Stefan Gierasch
Stefan Gierasch
Sgt. Danaher
Stack Pierce
Stack Pierce
Sam Hamilton

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