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#ACROSS 110TH STREET MOVIE#
The movie splits between the investigation into the crime and the mob trying to get its money back and exact revenge. Aged rum and a rich Italian vermouth join forces in this decadent sipper. A bunch of crooks dress up like cops and rob the mafia. The gangsters, to teach some lesson to them, start thier own investigation while a corrupt cop Quinn (whose moral sense is not still dead) reluctantly joins force with no-nonsense, clean-cut Kotto. Across 110th Street was a heist film set in New York City.
Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top 250 Movies Most Popular. The single “Across 110th Street”, credited to Bobby Womack and Peace, reached #19 on Billboard’s Top Black Singles chart, and #56 on the pop chart. Anthony Quinn and Anthony Franciosa portray New York cops in this fierce thriller about a deadly robbery investigation on the mean streets of Harlem. 'Across the 110th Street' begins with a botched robbery in New York City by three men disguised as cops. Across 110th Street (1972) Parents Guide and Certifications from around the world. The song was clearly inspired by Curtis Mayfield’s “Superfly,” but it certainly has an awesome groove, and an attitude tough enough to allow it to stand on its own. Ferris about it in 1997, he told me he intended it as a 'tour of Harlem.
The film is a fun watch, but real pleasure is to be found in the soundtrack, specifically in the title song which was written by Bobby Womack and film composer J.J. If you are at all familiar with Wally Ferris's tale of three black men who rob a Harlem Mafia bank and then must attempt to survive the fall-out, it's probably from the 1972 screen adaptation, 'Across 110th Street.' This book was published in 1970, and when I spoke with Mr. It stars Yaphet Kotto, Anthony Quinn, and Tony Franciosa. So please forgive me if I keep this short.Īcross 110th Street is a 1972 blaxploitation that was filmed on the streets of Harlem. After a robbery in Harlem turns into a scene of mass murder, promising young black police officer William Pope (Yaphet Kotto) is assigned to the case. I rarely get sick, but this week I’ve got it all. Evocatively shot on location in 1970s Harlem, this gut-punching crime drama combines film noir and blaxploitation tropes into an explosive.
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