Movies
TV Shows
People
21/05/1975 Drama 1h 35m
67
User score

He Had the Lightest Touch in a Heavy Town.

Overview

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.

  1. Joseph Manduke

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Moses Gunn

    Benjamin Blackwell

  2. Rosalind Cash

    Sarah Robinson

  3. Bernie Casey

    Officer Larry Atkins

  4. Madge Sinclair

    Leona Hamilton

  5. Laurence Fishburne

    Wilford Robinson

  6. Thalmus Rasulala

    Charlie

  7. Antonio Fargas

    One-Eye

  8. Logan Ramsey

    Deputy Coroner

  9. Vince Martorano

    Officer John Golich

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Recommendations

  1. What Maisie Knew71%
  2. Knock on Any Door62%
  3. The Girl in the Book58%
  4. Blue Chips61%
  5. Skin64%
  6. Roman J. Israel, Esq.63%
  7. Let Him Have It67%
  8. Holy Lands61%
  9. The Visit72%
  10. Normal66%
  11. Gigi & Nate76%
  12. Killer's Kiss63%
  13. The Hurricane74%
  14. Goal II: Living the Dream60%
  15. The Rainmaker70%
  16. TalhotBlond63%
  17. Sergeant Rutledge69%
  18. To Kill a Mockingbird79%
  19. Christy71%
  20. The Outsiders72%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords