The Final Comedown
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Director Oscar Williams Music director Grant Green Writer Oscar Williams Language English | 5.8/10 IMDb Genre Action, Crime, Drama Duration Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date May 31, 1972 Film series Soul Brothas and Sistas: Vol. 2: Quadruple Feature Cast Billy Dee Williams , DUrville Martin , Celia Kaye , R G Armstrong Similar movies DUrville Martin appears in The Final Comedown and Blind Rage Tagline The man got down...the brothers were ready... You must see it! It's a mother! |
The Final Comedown is a 1972 blaxploitation drama film written, produced and directed by Oscar Williams and starring Billy Dee Williams and D'Urville Martin. The film is an examination of racism in the United States and depicts a shootout between a radical black nationalist group and the police, with the backstory leading up to the shootout told through flashbacks. The radical group is not identified by name in the film but closely resembles the Black Panther Party.
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The film was recut and re-released in 1976 under the title Blast! The new version, which credited "Frank Arthur Wilson" as the director, featured additional footage directed by Allan Arkush.
The original version has had several releases on DVD from various budget-line DVD manufacturers.
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Production
Roger Corman put up $15,000 of the film's budget.
References
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