Cornbread, Earl and Me
1975 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Nathaniel 'Cornbread' Hamilton is the only young man in his neighborhood who can hope to get out of the ghetto. He is about to leave for college on a basketball scholarship. On a dark rainy evening, Cornbread is mistaken for a gunman who assaulted and shot a woman. The cops open fire, and Cornbread falls dead. Now Cornbread's family must fight against the city to clear their son's name.
Direction Joseph Manduke
Cast Moses Gunn · Rosalind Cash · Keith Wilkes · Bernie Casey · Madge Sinclair · Stefan Gierasch · Charles Lampkin · Vince Martorano · Logan Ramsey · Thalmus Rasulala · Antonio Fargas · Laurence Fishburne · Stack Pierce · Tierre Turner · Bill Henderson · Erik Kilpatrick · Sarina C. Grant · Don McGovern · Hal Baylor · Pamela Jones · J. Jay Saunders · Al Stevenson · Beverly Hope Atkinson · Hank Rolike · Sandy Ward · David Moody · Fred Slyter
Soundtrack Donald Byrd
Screenplay Leonard Lamensdorf · Ronald Fair
Cinematography Jules Brenner
Original title Cornbread, Earl and Me
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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