Fred Williamson · 1970s

3 Fred Williamson movies from the 1970s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality.

Decade

All 5 1970s 3 1980s 1 2010s 1

Year

All 3 1970 0 1971 0 1972 0 1973 2 1974 0 1975 1 1976 0 1977 0 1978 0 1979 0

Black Caesar(1973)

6.4/10

dir. Larry Cohen

Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.

Bucktown(1975)

6.2/10

dir. Arthur Marks

Duke Johnson visits a small Southern town, intent on burying his brother. After the funeral, he learns that he must stay for 60 days, for the estate to be processed. A few locals convince Duke to reopen his late brother's nightclub, and soon the local redneck policemen are intimidating Duke with threats of violence. Duke refuses to pay the bribes they demand, so then he and his lady friend Aretha are threatened and attacked by the crooked cops. Rather than take them on himself, Duke calls on his old pal Roy. Roy brings a few buddies to Bucktown, and they bring justice to the small town. With the redneck cops out of the way, Duke lets his guard down. Then the situation gets out of hand again. Finally, Duke must settle the score himself.

Hell Up In Harlem(1973)

5.9/10

dir. Larry Cohen

A Harlem gangster must rescue his ex-wife, who's been kidnapped by the Mafia.