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Cornbread, Earl and Me

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.

Release : May 21, 1975

Budget : $0.00

Revenue : $0.00

Duration : 95 minutes

Rating : 7.19

Compilation / Trailer Video

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Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne ( Laurence Fishburne )

Wilford Robinson

Tierre Turner

Tierre Turner ( Tierre Turner )

Earl Carter

Jamaal Wilkes

Jamaal Wilkes ( Jamaal Wilkes )

Nathaniel 'Cornbread' Hamilton

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn ( Moses Gunn )

Benjamin Blackwell

Rosalind Cash

Rosalind Cash ( Rosalind Cash )

Sarah Robinson

Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey ( Bernie Casey )

Officer Larry Atkins

Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas ( Antonio Fargas )

One-Eye

Stack Pierce

Stack Pierce ( Stack Pierce )

Sam Hamilton

Erik Kilpatrick

Erik Kilpatrick ( Erik Kilpatrick )

Ace

Madge Sinclair

Madge Sinclair ( Madge Sinclair )

Leona Hamilton

Stefan Gierasch

Stefan Gierasch ( Stefan Gierasch )

Sgt. Danaher

Charles Lampkin

Charles Lampkin ( Charles Lampkin )

Fred Jenkins

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Vince Martorano ( Vince Martorano )

Officer John Golich

Logan Ramsey

Logan Ramsey ( Logan Ramsey )

Deputy Coroner

Thalmus Rasulala

Thalmus Rasulala ( Thalmus Rasulala )

Charlie

Bill Henderson

Bill Henderson ( Bill Henderson )

Watkins

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Randy Martin ( Randy Martin )

Shifty

Hal Baylor

Hal Baylor ( Hal Baylor )

Mr. Wilson

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J. Jay Saunders ( J. Jay Saunders )

Mr. Johnson

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