Gordon's War
Brief Synopsis
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.
Cast & Crew
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Ossie Davis
Director
Ralph Wilcox
Paul Winfield
David Downing
Carl Lee
Chuck Bergansky
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Release Date
Aug
1973
Premiere Information
not available
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 29m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (TVC)
Synopsis
A soldier who fought in the Vietnam war returns to his old neighborhood in Harlem to find that it has become a violent place filled with drugs. When his own wife overdoses, he forms a vigilante group to clean up the streets and get his revenge against the dealers who sold his wife the bad drugs that killed her.
Director
Ossie Davis
Director
Cast
Ralph Wilcox
Paul Winfield
David Downing
Carl Lee
Chuck Bergansky
Nathan C Heard
David Connell
Gilbert Lewis
Tony King
Carl Gordon
Hansford Rowe
Grace Jones
Jackie Page
Adam Wade
Mike Galloway
Warren Taurien
Rochelle Lenoir
Crew
Eric Albertson
Editor
Angelo Badalamenti
Song
Robert Drumheller
Set Decorator
Al Elias
Song
Howard Friedlander
Screenplay
Al Gramaglia
Sound
Victor J Kemper
Director Of Photography
Horace Ott
Music
Robert Schaffel
Producer
Edgar J. Scherick
Executive Producer
Edward Spielman
Screenplay
Perry Watkins
Art Director
Dwight Williams
Assistant Director
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Release Date
Aug
1973
Premiere Information
not available
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 29m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (TVC)
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1973
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1973