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ERA
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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Black Girl
"She's got to cut it... or cut out."
1972 1h 37m EN
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SOLID
★6.8TMDB · 11
Drama
Synopsis
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An aspiring dancer and her two wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.
“She's got to cut it... or cut out.”
Cast
Leslie Uggams
Netta
Claudia McNeil
Mu' Dear
Brock Peters
Earl
Rhetta Greene
Ruth Ann (as Loretta Greene)
Louise Stubbs
Mama Rose
Peggy Pettit
Billie Jean
Gloria Edwards
Norma
Kent Martin
Herbert
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ossie Davis
- Writers
- J.E. Franklin
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ossie Davis, shot by Glenwood J. Swanson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Ed Bogas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Graham Lee Mahin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Leslie Uggams and Claudia McNeil and Brock Peters carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "She's got to cut it... or cut out.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0068280 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ossie Davis directs. Glenwood J. Swanson behind the camera. Ed Bogas scores. Graham Lee Mahin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 154 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Ossie Davis, shot by Glenwood J. Swanson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Ed Bogas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Graham Lee Mahin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Leslie Uggams and Claudia McNeil and Brock Peters carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "She's got to cut it... or cut out.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0068280 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 11 themes, including "blaxploitation cinema", "foster sister", "foster home", "foster daughter".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Glenwood J. Swanson
- Original score
- Ed Bogas
- Editing
- Graham Lee Mahin
- Production design
- W. Eben Smith
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Ossie Davis
Production companies
Who made it
- MA
Marconlee
Key crew
- Executive ProducerRobert H. Greenberg
- ProducerLee Savin
- EditorGraham Lee Mahin
- Production DesignW. Eben Smith
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- blaxploitation cinema
- foster sister
- foster home
- foster daughter
- family disharmony
- irresponsible sister
- sister sister relationship
- black community
- black girls
- black american
- overbearing sister
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1972-11-09
