Gordon's War (1973)
They said it would take an army to get the mob out of Harlem. THIS IS THE ARMY! THIS IS GORDON'S WAR!
A black soldier comes home to Harlem after a tour in Vietnam and discovers that his wife had become a heroin addict and died of an overdose. Infuriated, he gathers three of his ex-GI buddies and they lay out plans to fight the drug dealers.
- Date of release
- 1973-08-09
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Adventure, Action, Crime
- Director
- Ossie Davis
Casting
- Paul Winfield — Gordon Hudson
- Carl Lee — Bee Bishop
- David Downing — Otis Russell
- Tony King — Roy Green
- Gilbert Lewis — Spanish Harry
- Grace Jones — Mary
- Carl Gordon — Luther the Pimp
- Nathan C. Heard — Big Pink
- Jackie Page — Bedroom Girl
- Adam Wade — Hustler
- Hansford Rowe — Dog Salesman
- Chuck Bergansky — Caucasian Killer
Interesting facts
Gordon's War is a 1973 blaxploitation action film written by Howard Friedlander & Ed Spielman, directed by Ossie Davis and starring Paul Winfield.
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