Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970 American action film by Ossie Davis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the original novel, see Cotton Comes to Harlem (novel).
Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 American neo-noir[2] action comedy film[3] co-written and directed by Ossie Davis and starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, and Redd Foxx.[4] The film, later cited as an early example of the blaxploitation genre, is based on Chester Himes' novel of the same title.[5] The opening theme, "Ain't Now But It's Gonna Be," was written by Ossie Davis and performed by Melba Moore. The film was one of the many black films that appeared in the 1970s and became overnight hits. It was followed two years later by the sequel Come Back, Charleston Blue.
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Directed by | Ossie Davis |
Written by | Ossie Davis Arnold Perl |
Based on | Cotton Comes to Harlem by Chester Himes |
Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn Jr. |
Starring | Godfrey Cambridge Raymond St. Jacques Calvin Lockhart |
Cinematography | Gerald Hirschfeld |
Edited by | Robert Q. Lovett |
Music by | Galt MacDermot |
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Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.2 million |
Box office | $5.2 million (rentals)[1] |
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