Movie: Hell Up in Harlem (1973)

- Director: Larry Cohen
- Release Date: December 1973 (USA)
- Run Time: 94 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Action , Crime , Drama
Tagline: Black Godfather is back…and there's gonna be Hell up in Harlem.
Trivia: James Brown was originally slated to do the music after his work on Black Caesar (1973) was so well received, but Larry Cohen rejected the music Brown recorded. Subsequently, the music was done by Motown artist Edwin Starr and Brown’s rejected music was used for the album, “The Payback”.
“Tommy comes from a forced rest period due to injuries suffered in Harlem’s gang warfare. With the help of his girl, he will reorganize his gang, and overcome his rival gang leaders, through extreme acts of violence and death. Written by Artemis-9″






