Cornbread, Earl and Me

Name: Cornbread, Earl and Me
Director: Joseph Manduke
Genre: Drama
Released: 1975-05-21
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Moses Gunn, Rosalind Cash, Bernie Casey, Madge Sinclair, Laurence Fishburne

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1975 · 95 min · PG · Drama · TMDB 6.8/10

Overview

The unintentional shooting by police of a star basketball player has profound personal, political and community repercussions in this acclaimed adaptation of the novel Hog Butcher by Ronald Fair. This was one of the more thoughtful urban dramas produced at the height of the "blaxploitation" craze. Also released under the title Hit the Open Man, it features the screen debut of Laurence Fishburne, who was barely a teenager at the time.

Directed by Joseph Manduke

Cast

Moses Gunn — Benjamin Blackwell
Rosalind Cash — Sarah Robinson
Bernie Casey — Officer Larry Atkins
Madge Sinclair — Leona Hamilton
Laurence Fishburne — Wilford Robinson