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''Across 110th Street'' is a 1972 American action-crime film directed by Barry Shear and starring Yaphet Kotto, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Franciosa and Paul Benjamin. The film is set in Harlem, New York and takes its name from 110th Street, the traditional dividing line between Harlem and Central Park that functioned as an informal boundary of race and class in 1970s New York City. Focusing on a heist, murder and a subsequent investigation, ''Across 110th Street'' takes inspiration from both the blaxploitation films of the 1970s as well as the film noir genre. ''Across 110th Street'' is remembered in part for its soundtrack, which features a classic song of the same name by Bobby Womack. Plot Jim Harris goes with his partners to steal $300,000 from a Mafia-controlled policy bank in Harlem, disguised as police officers. The robbery goes wrong and results in the deaths of seven men — three black gangsters, two members of the Mafia, and two police officers. Lieutenant William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Shear
Barry Shear (March 23, 1923 in New York City – June 13, 1979 in Los Angeles) was an American film and television director and producer. Career Television career Shear began directing for television in the 1950s for the DuMont Television Network news program ''Newsweek Views the News'', and directed episodes of the DuMont series ''Guide Right'', '' Not for Publication'', and ''Joseph Schildkraut Presents''. Shear directed ''The Hazel Scott Show'' for DuMont, the first television show to feature a Black woman as the star of a show, performing without sketch comedy or guests. He quickly moved to episodic television. Over his 30-year career in television he directed both series and telefilms. Series that he directed several episodes for include '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''The Name of the Game'', '' Ironside'', ''Alias Smith and Jones'', '' Police Story'', ''Police Woman'', and '' The Feather and Father Gang''. Film career Shear's first made-fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |