The unintentional shooting by police of a star basketball player has profound personal, political and community repercussions in this acclaimed adaptation of the novel Hog Butcher by Ronald Fair. This was one of the more thoughtful urban dramas produced at the height of the "blaxploitation" craze. Also released under the title Hit the Open Man, it features the screen debut of Laurence Fishburne, who was barely a teenager at the time.
Top Cast
Moses Gunn as Benjamin Blackwell
Rosalind Cash as Sarah Robinson
Bernie Casey as Officer Larry Atkins
Madge Sinclair as Leona Hamilton
Laurence Fishburne as Wilford Robinson
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