Black Caesar (1973)

Lose blackploitation remake of the 1931 Edger G. Robinson gangster classic Little Caesar. Fred Williamson plays Tommy Gibbs, raised by a single mother in Harlem, this ambitious man sets out to build a criminal empire and take on the Italian mob, which doesn't respond kindly to his efforts. By the end Tommy has brought misfortune on seemingly everyone he knows, but at least manages to bring down the crooked cop who beat him as a teenager. One thing I love about these American International films is there ambition on a budget, if remade today with good financing this could potentially be a powerful film, this version however just gets **.