Year: 1973
Runtime: 94 mins
Language: English
Director: Larry Cohen
Tommy Gibbs, a hardened youngster from Harlem’s ghettos, dreams of becoming a crime kingpin. After a crooked cop shatters his leg during a botched payoff, his thirst for revenge drives him to ascend the underworld ranks. Fueled by anger at the racist society that marginalizes both criminals and law‑abiding citizens, he pursues power as his answer.
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