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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)

97 min · Action, Blaxploitation, Drama, action comedy film, blaxploitation film, drama film, thriller film

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Directors

Melvin Van Peebles

Cast

Melvin Van Peebles, Simon Chuckster, Hubert Scales, Mario Van Peebles

The story

A young African-American orphan is sheltered by a Los Angeles brothel in the 1940s. Working as a towel boy, he is seduced by one of the prostitutes. The women name him "Sweet Sweetback" in honor of his sexual prowess and large penis.

Catalogue themes and tags

1940s, Anti Hero, Black Panthers, Black People, Horizontales Gewerbe, Los Angeles, Mexico, Murder of Police Man, Pimp, Revolutionary, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Indie, Action/Adventure, Blaxploitation, Action Thrillers, Action

Genres

Action, Blaxploitation, Drama, action comedy film, blaxploitation film, drama film, thriller film
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