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Gordon's War
Gordon's War

Gordon's War

They said it would take an army to get the mob out of Harlem. THIS IS THE ARMY! THIS IS GORDON'S WAR!

Genres

AdventureActionCrime

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

09 August 1973

Country

United States of America

Cast

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

Gordon Hudson

Carl Lee

Carl Lee

Bee Bishop

David Downing

David Downing

Otis Russell

Tony King

Tony King

Roy Green

Gilbert Lewis

Gilbert Lewis

Spanish Harry

Grace Jones

Grace Jones

Mary

Carl Gordon

Carl Gordon

Luther the Pimp

Nathan C. Heard

Nathan C. Heard

Big Pink

Jackie Page

Jackie Page

Bedroom Girl

Adam Wade

Adam Wade

Hustler

Hansford Rowe

Hansford Rowe

Dog Salesman

Chuck Bergansky

Chuck Bergansky

Caucasian Killer

Warren Taurien

Warren Taurien

Goose

Ralph Wilcox

Ralph Wilcox

Hit Man

Rochelle LeNoir

Rochelle LeNoir

Gordon's Wife

Charles McGregor

Charles McGregor

Jim

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