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Detroit 9000
“It's the murder capital of the world. And the biggest Black rip-off of the decade.”
5.5 / 10• 1973• 1h 46m•R• English
ActionCrime
Storyline
After a fundraiser for a Black politician is robbed, Detroit police put two detectives, one white and one Black, on the case, who try to work together under boiling political pressure.
Cast & Crew

Alex Rocco
Danny Bassett
Lead
Hari Rhodes
Jesse Williams

Vonetta McGee
Roby Harris

Herbert Jefferson Jr.
Ferdy

Robert Phillips
Captain Chalmers
E
Ellaraino
Helen Durbin

Scatman Crothers
Reverend Markham
SB
Sally Baker
Ethel
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Arthur Marks's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Detroit 9000 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”











