Top of the Heap
1972·United States·90 min.
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This interesting black exploitation film combines the reality of police work with a number of fantasies by which St. John, one of the few black men on the police force, fills his empty existence. Despised by many of his coworkers and most of the street people, St. John pretends to be the first black astronaut or an explorer in Africa.
DirectorChristopher St. John
ScreenwriterChristopher St. John
MusicJ.J. Johnson
CinematographyRichard A. Kelley
CastChristopher St. John·Paula Kelly·Florence St. Peter·Leonard Kuras·John Alderson·Patrick McVey·Allen Garfield·Ingeborg Sørensen·Ron Douglas·John McMurtry·Damu King·Ji-Tu Cumbuka·Brian Cutler·Jerry Jones·Willie HarrisShow all
Original titleTop of the Heap