Cornbread, Earl and Me

Cornbread, Earl and Me

1975
1h 35m
6.7

6.7/10

11 votes • View on IMDb

"He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town."

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
American International Pictures ML Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date May 21, 1975
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0072822

Cast

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

Vince Martorano
Vince Martorano

Officer John Golich

Charles Lampkin
Charles Lampkin

Fred Jenkins

Stefan Gierasch
Stefan Gierasch

Sgt. Danaher

Stack Pierce
Stack Pierce

Sam Hamilton

Key Crew

Joseph Manduke
Director
Leonard Lamensdorf
Screenplay