The Final Comedown (1972)
The man got down... The brothers were ready.
Prejudice transforms a young black man into an armed militant leader, who believes the only answer to racism is violent revolution.
- Date of release
- 1972-05-31
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genres
- Drama, Action, Crime
- Director
- Oscar Williams
Casting
- Billy Dee Williams — Johnny Johnson
- D'Urville Martin — Billy Joe Ashley
- Celia Milius — Renee Freeman
- Ed Cambridge — Dr. Smalls
- Billy Durkin — Michael Freeman
- Morris D. Erby — Mr. Johnson
- Pamela Jones — Luanna
- R.G. Armstrong — Mr. Freeman
- Cal Wilson
- Nate Esformes
- Sam Gilman
- Judy Morris
Interesting facts
The Final Comedown is a 1972 blaxploitation drama film written, produced and directed by Oscar Williams and starring Billy Dee Williams and D'Urville Martin. The film is an examination of racism in the United States and depicts a shootout between a radical black nationalist group and the police, with the backstory leading up to the shootout told through flashbacks. The radical group is not identified by name in the film but closely resembles the Black Panther Party.
Production
Roger Corman put up $15,000 of the film's budget.
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