A Rage in Harlem Movie Review 1991

The crime novels of Chester A. Himes were translated into the best movies of the early '70s blaxploitation era. Now, a Himes story gets the big budget Hollywood treatment with juice and aplomb. A voluptuous lady crook enters Harlem circa 1950 with a trunkful of stolen gold sought by competing crooks, and the chase is on, with one virtuous soul (Whitaker) who only wants the girl. Great cast and characters, much humor, but unsparing in its violence.

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Available on VHS
Running time 108 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

New York, New York, Femme Fatale, African America, Period Piece: 1950s, New Black Cinema, Harlem

Screenplay

John Toles-Bey, Bobby Crawford

Cast

Forest Whitaker, Gregory Hines, Robin Givens, Zakes Mokae, Danny Glover, Tyler Collins, Ron Taylor, T.K. Carter, Willard Pugh, Samm-Art Williams, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Badja (Medu) Djola, John Toles-Bey, Stack Pierce, George D. Wallace

Director

Bill Duke

Music

Elmer Bernstein

Producer

Harvey Weinstein, Miramax