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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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The Legend of Nigger Charley
1972 1h 38m EN
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6.2
MID
★6.2TMDB · 20
WesternActionCrimeDrama
Synopsis
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A trio of runaway slaves evade authorities in the Old West.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Fred Williamson
Nigger Charley
D'Urville Martin
Toby
Don Pedro Colley
Joshua
Thomas Anderson
Shadow
Jerry Gatlin
Sheriff Rhinehart
Alan Gifford
Hill Carter
Will Hussung
Dr. Saunders
Gertrude Jeannette
Theo
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Martin G. Goldman
- Writers
- Martin G. Goldman, James Bellah, Larry G. Spangler
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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CINEMA
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Part of the "The Nigger Charley Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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ERA
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Directed by Martin G. Goldman, shot by Peter Eco. 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 John Bennings. 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 Howard Kuperman 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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Fred Williamson and D'Urville Martin and Don Pedro Colley carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0068838 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Martin G. Goldman directs. Peter Eco behind the camera. John Bennings scores. Howard Kuperman 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.
- 2Part of the "The Nigger Charley Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Martin G. Goldman, shot by Peter Eco. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by John Bennings. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Howard Kuperman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Fred Williamson and D'Urville Martin and Don Pedro Colley carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0068838 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Peter Eco
- Original score
- John Bennings
- Editing
- Howard Kuperman
- Runtime
- 98 min · 1h 38m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $1,945,848
- Original language
- EN
Part of
The Nigger Charley Collection
The Nigger Charley Collection
Also by
Martin G. Goldman
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Paramount Pictures
US
Taurus Film
DE
Key crew
- Art DirectionMerrill Sindler
- EditorHoward Kuperman
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- slavery
- blaxploitation cinema
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1972-03-16
Also known as
International titles
- The Legend of Nigger CharlieUS
- The Legend of Black CharleyUS
- Libre à en creverFR
