"Tommy Gibbs is a tough kid, raised in the ghetto, who aspires to be a kingpin criminal. As a young boy, his leg is broken by a bad cop on the take, during a payoff gone bad. Nursing his vengeance, he rises to power in Harlem, New York. Angry at the racist society around him, both criminal and straight, he sees the acquisition of power as the solution to his rage. He performs a free-lance hit on a Mob contract to attract the attention of the head of a Mafia family. Reluctantly accepted into 'the Family, ' he grows increasingly autonomous and aggressive, eventually starting a gang war"--Internet movie database as viewed on January 17, 2007.
""Tommy Gibbs is a tough kid, raised in the ghetto, who aspires to be a kingpin criminal. As a young boy, his leg is broken by a bad cop on the take, during a payoff gone bad. Nursing his vengeance, he rises to power in Harlem, New York. Angry at the racist society around him, both criminal and straight, he sees the acquisition of power as the solution to his rage. He performs a free-lance hit on a Mob contract to attract the attention of the head of a Mafia family. Reluctantly accepted into 'the Family, ' he grows increasingly autonomous and aggressive, eventually starting a gang war"--Internet movie database as viewed on January 17, 2007."@en
"A small-time hood becomes head of a crime syndicate."
"Tommy, un joven negro, de elegante apariencia, pero con un largo historial como presidiario, entra a formar parte de una organización mafiosa hasta convertirse en el más peligroso y temidos de los jefes"@es
"Fred Williamson is "imposing, tough and unflappable" as a street kid who muscles his way into the big time mob racket."@en
"Fred Williamson is "imposing, tough and unflappable" as a street kid who muscles his way into the big time mob racket."
"Tommy, un joven negro, de elegante apariencia, pero con un largo historial como presidiario, entra a formar parte de una organización mafiosa hasta convertirse en el más peligroso y temidos de los jefes."@es
"Tommy Gibbs (Fred Williamson) comes up against the Mafia in his struggle to gain control of the rackets in city ghettos around the country."@en
"Fred Williamson is "imposing, tough and unflappable" as a street kid who muscles his way into the big-time mob racket, becoming the first Black Godfather.--Container."
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