Boss Nigger (1974)
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Directors
Jack Arnold
Cast
Fred Williamson, D'Urville Martin, William Smith, R.G. Armstrong
The story
Upon finding a wagon under attack by bandits, two Black bounty hunters, Boss and Amos intervene and save Clara Mae, a Black woman. Upon inspecting the bodies, the bounty hunters find several have rewards to their name and one holds a letter from the mayor of the nearby town San Miguel inviting him to become sheriff on the recommendation of fugitive Jed Clayton. The pair take Clara Mae to safety in San Miguel and meet Mayor Griffin.
Genres
Blaxploitation, Western, Western film, blaxploitation film
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