Detroit 9000
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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 46mR 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

Alex Rocco

Danny Bassett

Lead
Hari Rhodes

Hari Rhodes

Jesse Williams

Vonetta McGee

Vonetta McGee

Roby Harris

Herbert Jefferson Jr.

Herbert Jefferson Jr.

Ferdy

Robert Phillips

Robert Phillips

Captain Chalmers

E

Ellaraino

Helen Durbin

Scatman Crothers

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.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Detroit 9000 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker