Film
Cornbread, Earl and Me
1975· PG· 1h 35m· Drama
“He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town.”
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.
1975-05-21
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorJoseph Manduke
ScreenplayLeonard Lamensdorf
Director of PhotographyJules Brenner
Original Music ComposerDonald Byrd
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 6 crew)
Details
Released1975-05-21
Runtime1h 35m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosAmerican International Pictures · ML Productions
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.7/10 · 13 votes
Original languageen
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