Cotton Comes to Harlem kicks off the Black Cinema Collection 2.
A multi-part series that gives the viewer an insight into that phase of cinema history in which black pop culture became a global phenomenon and had a massive impact on the zeitgeist.
Limited to 1500 pieces
Delivery week 51 - 16.12.2022
The first 200 orderers will receive a limited artcard
One of the most influential Soul Cinema pix ever to shoot onto the screen, Cotton Comes To Harlem spawned the Blaxploitation boom by delivering a "refreshingly different detective action yarn with soul and humor" (Cue) and an unbeatable mix of "humor and excitement!" (Los Angeles Herald-Examiner). Detectives "Gravedigger" Jones (Godfrey Cambridge) and "Coffin Ed" Johnson (Raymond St. Jacques) are on a case investigating a crooked Reverend (Calvin Lockhart) - a brother whose "Back to Africa" campaign is nothing more than a big scam. But when $87,000 of the Reverend's laundered cash gets stashed in a bail of cotton, Gravedigger and Coffin find they're not the only dudes suddenly interested in soaring cotton prices as they come up against the mafia, the police, black militants and street thugs in an all-out dash to nab $87,000 cash. One of the handful of films directed by acting great Ossie Davis (Gordon's War) with a top-notch supporting cast that includes Redd Foxx, Cleavon Little, J.D. Cannon, John Anderson and Eugene Roche.
Title: Cotton comes to Harlem
Original title: Cotton comes to Harlem
Country / Year: USA 1970
Director: Ossie Davis
Starring: Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart, Judy Pace, Redd Foxx, Emily Yancy u. a.
Studio: Wicked Vision Distribution GmbH
Release date: 16/12/2022
Rating: 16
Region: B / 2
Runtime: 97 minutes / 93 minutes
Aspect Ration: 1,85:1 (1080p)/ 1,85:1 (anamorph)
Language: German, English
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: German, English
Subtitles Specials features: German, English
Packaging: Scanavo BD-Box incl. igh-quality collector's slipcase with spotting lacquer finish
Discs: 2
Format: Blu-ray & DVD
Disc-Typ: BD-50 / DVD-9
Color
- incl. high-quality collector's slipcase with spotting lacquer finish
- 32-page booklet with an essay by Christoph N. Kellerbach
- audio commentary with Dr. Gerd Naumann and Christopher Klaese
- Documentary: "There Is a Riot Going On ... Vol. 1" with PD Dr. Andrea Rauscher and Prof. Dr. Marcus Stiglegger
- German theatrical trailer
- Original trailer
- TV spot
- Radio spots
- Picture gallery