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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Tierre Turner, Jamaal Wilkes, Moses Gunn, Rosalind Cash, Bernie Casey
Crew: Leonard Lamensdorf (Screenplay), Ronald Fair (Novel), Joseph Manduke (Director)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
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Runtime: 95 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 21, 1975
IMDb: 3.8
