CinemaOSMovie · 1975 · 1h 35m · PG

Cornbread, Earl and Me

He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town.

68%(16)IMDbDrama

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.

Directed byJoseph Manduke

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
EN
Released
May 21, 1975
Studios
American International PicturesML Productions

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Officer John Golich

Charles Lampkin

Charles Lampkin

Fred Jenkins

Creative team
Directed by
Joseph Manduke
Joseph Manduke
Written by
Leonard Lamensdorf

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