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68% Critic Match
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!”
6.8 / 10• 1973• 1h 30m•R• English
AdventureActionCrime
Storyline
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
Paul Winfield
Gordon Hudson
LeadCL
Carl Lee
Bee Bishop
David Downing
Otis Russell
Tony King
Roy Green
Gilbert Lewis
Spanish Harry
Grace Jones
Mary
CG
Carl Gordon
Luther the Pimp
NC
Nathan C. Heard
Big Pink
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ossie Davis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Gordon's War is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
