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]

The Black Gestapo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLee Frost
Produced byWes Bishop
Screenplay byLee Frost
& Wes Bishop
Based onstory by Ronald K. Goldman (executive producer)
and Lee Frost
& Wes Bishop
StarringRod Perry
Charles P. Robinson
Phil Hoover
Ed Cross
and Angela Brent
Music byAllan Alper[1]
CinematographyDerek Scott
Edited byJoanna Terbush
(editorial assistant)
Production
company
Saber Productions
Distributed byBryanston Distributors
Release date
  • March 1975 (1975-03)
Running time
88 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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
  1. Allan Alper – The Black Gestapo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) at Discogs
  2. The Black Gestapo at The Grindhouse Cinema Database
  3. "The Black Gestapo (1975)" at DAARAC (Department of Afro–American Research and Culture, December 11, 2008)
  4. Decker, Nathan. "The Black Gestapo (1975)" (Million Monkey Theater B–Movie Reviews, January 2010)
  5. Walker, David. "blaxploitation archive – THE BLACK GESTAPO" (April 12, 2014)
  6. Strack, Nathan. "The Black Gestapo (1975)" at Awesome B Movies (June 11, 2015)


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