Cotton Comes to Harlem

5.8
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- Original title
- Cotton Comes to Harlem
- Year
- 1970
- Running time
- 97 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Ossie Davis. Novel: Chester Himes
- Cast
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Action. Comedy | Blaxploitation. Racism. Cop Movies
- Synopsis
- The Charismatic black nationalist leader Rev Deke O'Malley is trying to sell the people of Harlem a dream. Invest $100 in his company and live in Africa. But cops Gravedigger and Coffin know all about Deke and his fraudulent schemes that take advantage of the poor and the ignorant and can't wait for a chance to expose him. When a barbecue O'Malley is apparently 'robbed' they get their chance to take him and his cohorts down.
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- Awards
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1970: NAACP Image Awards: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture.
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