The Black Gestapo
The Black Gestapo (also released as Ghetto Warriors) is a 1975 American nazi-blaxploitation film about a vigilante named General Ahmed, who starts an inner-city "People's Army" to protect the black citizens of Watts.[2][3][4] However, when the Army succeeds in chasing the mob out of town, Ahmed is replaced by his colleague Colonel Kojah, who reforms the movement into a fascist criminal organization in order to have complete control over the town.[5]
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Directed by | Lee Frost |
Produced by | Wes Bishop |
Screenplay by | Lee Frost & Wes Bishop |
Based on | story by Ronald K. Goldman (executive producer) and Lee Frost & Wes Bishop |
Starring | Rod Perry Charles P. Robinson Phil Hoover Ed Cross and Angela Brent |
Music by | Allan Alper[1] |
Cinematography | Derek Scott |
Edited by | Joanna Terbush (editorial assistant) |
Production company | Saber Productions |
Distributed by | Bryanston Distributors |
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Running time | 88 min |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
It was written and directed by Lee Frost, and stars Rod Perry, Charles P. Robinson, Phil Hoover, Ed Cross and features a cameo from Russ Meyer regular Uschi Digard. It depicts African-American men dressed as Nazis and contains many scenes of violence (including a castration scene) and soft-core nudity.[6]
Cast
- Opening credits
- Rod Perry
- Charles P. Robinson
- Phil Hoover
- Ed Cross
- and Angela Brent as Marsha
- featuring Dona Desmond
- Charles Howerton
- Rai Tasco
- David Bryant
- J. Christopher Sullivan
- Colin Male
- Gene Russell
- End credits
- Rod Perry as General Ahmed
- Charles P. Robinson as Colonel Kojah
- Phil Hoover as Vito
- Ed Cross as Delmay
- Angela Brent as Marsha
- Wes Bishop as Ernest
- Lee Frost as Vincent
- Dona Desmond as White whore
- Charles Howerton as Joe
- Rai Tasco as Dr. Lisk
- David Bryant as Dope pusher
- J. Christopher Sullivan as T. V. owner
- Susan Randolph as Vincent's girl
- Colin Male as Newscaster
- Gene Russell as Gambler
- Uschi Digard as Kojah's girl
- Chuck Wells as Trooper
- Bill Quinn as Accountant
- Tim Wade as Hood
- Roger Gentry as Hood
See also
References
- Allan Alper – The Black Gestapo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) at Discogs
- The Black Gestapo at The Grindhouse Cinema Database
- "The Black Gestapo (1975)" at DAARAC (Department of Afro–American Research and Culture, December 11, 2008)
- Decker, Nathan. "The Black Gestapo (1975)" (Million Monkey Theater B–Movie Reviews, January 2010)
- Walker, David. "blaxploitation archive – THE BLACK GESTAPO" (April 12, 2014)
- Strack, Nathan. "The Black Gestapo (1975)" at Awesome B Movies (June 11, 2015)
External links
- The Black Gestapo on IMDb
- The Black Gestapo at the American Film Institute Catalog
- The Black Gestapo at the TCM Movie Database
- The Black Gestapo at AllMovie
- The Black Gestapo at TV Guide (1987 write-up was originally published in The Motion Picture Guide)
- The Black Gestapo at Trash City