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Movie197595 minReleasedUS PG

Cornbread, Earl and Me

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.

Drama
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Production
American International Pictures
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95 min
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Featured Cast

#1

Moses Gunn

Benjamin Blackwell

#2

Rosalind Cash

Sarah Robinson

#3

Bernie Casey

Officer Larry Atkins

#4

Madge Sinclair

Leona Hamilton

#5

Laurence Fishburne

Wilford Robinson

#6

Thalmus Rasulala

Charlie

#7

Antonio Fargas

One-Eye

#8

Logan Ramsey

Deputy Coroner

#9

Vince Martorano

Officer John Golich

#10

Charles Lampkin

Fred Jenkins

#11

Stefan Gierasch

Sgt. Danaher

#12

Stack Pierce

Sam Hamilton

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Leonard Lamensdorf

Screenplay

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RF

Ronald Fair

Novel

Writing

Joseph Manduke

Joseph Manduke

Director

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Lynn Stalmaster

Lynn Stalmaster

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Jules Brenner

Jules Brenner

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Donald Byrd

Donald Byrd

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TMDB Score

6.7

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Certification

US PG

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