Carl Lee
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Carlton "Carl" Vincent Canegata. (born November 22, 1926, New York City, New York, - died April 17, 1986, New York City, New York) was an African-American television and stage actor. He was also the son of late pioneering African American actor/professional boxer Canada Lee (1907–1952). Description above from the Wikipedia article Carl Lee (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 22, 1926
Deathday: April 17, 1986
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Super Fly
1972-08-04
Super Fly
Overview: Priest, a suave top-rung New York City drug dealer, decides that he wants to get out of his dangerous trade. Working with his reluctant friend, Eddie, Priest devises a scheme that will allow him to make a big deal and then retire. When a desperate street dealer informs the police of Priest's activities, Priest is forced into an uncomfortable arrangement with corrupt narcotics officers. Setting his plan in motion, he aims to both leave the business and stick it to the man.
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-08-04
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Exposed
1983-04-22
Exposed
Overview: Wisconsin farm girl Elizabeth Carlson leaves family and her English teacher lover behind and escapes to New York. There she soon makes a career for herself as a fashion model. During a vernissage she's approached by a mysterious man whose motives are unclear...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-04-22
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Keeping On
1983-02-08
Keeping On
Overview: A preacher teams up with a labor union organizer to help unionize the mill where he worked.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-08
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Gordon's War
1973-08-09
Gordon's War
Overview: A black soldier comes home to Harlem after a tour in Vietnam and discovers that his wife had become a heroin addict and died of an overdose. Infuriated, he gathers three of his ex-GI buddies and they lay out plans to fight the drug dealers.
Genres: Adventure Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-08-09
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The Connection
1961-05-03
The Connection
Overview: A title card announces that the film is a result of found footage assembled by cameraman J.J. Burden working for the acclaimed documentary filmmaker Jim Dunn, who has disappeared. Leach, a heroin addict, introduces the audience to his apartment where other heroin addicts, a mix of current and former jazz musicians, are waiting for Cowboy, their drug connection, to appear. Things go out of control as the men grow increasingly nervous and the cameraman keeps recording.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-05-03
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Serpico: The Deadly Game
1976-04-24
Serpico: The Deadly Game
Overview: This pilot film for the TV series is the story of Officer Frank Serpico, a New York City cop who fought crime in the city and corruption in the police department.
Genres: Action Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-04-24
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The Cool World
1963-09-02
The Cool World
Overview: A fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to become president of the gang to which he belongs, and to return them to active "bopping" (gang fighting) which has declined in Harlem.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-09-02
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Portrait of Jason
1967-09-29
Portrait of Jason
Overview: Interview with Jason Holliday aka Aaron Payne. House-boy, would-be cabaret performer, and self-proclaimed hustler giving one man's gin-soaked, pill-popped view of what it was like to be black and gay in 1960s United States. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Milestone Films in 2013.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-09-29
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The Landlord
1970-05-20
The Landlord
Overview: At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. Initially, his intention is to evict the black tenants and convert the building into a posh flat. But Elgar is not one to be bound by yesterday's urges, and soon he has other thoughts on his mind.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-05-20
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Werewolves on Wheels
1971-08-11
Werewolves on Wheels
Overview: A biker gang visits a monastery where they encounter black-robed monks engaged in worshipping Satan. When the monks try to persuade one of the female bikers, Helen, to become a satanic sacrifice the bikers smash up the monastery and leave. The monks have the last laugh, though, as Helen, as a result of the satanic rituals, is now possessed and at night changes into a werewolf, with dire results for the biker gang.
Genres: Action Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-08-11
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