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The Legend of Nigger Charley (1972)

98 min · Action, Blaxploitation, Western, Western film, action film, blaxploitation film

Popularity4.5/5
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3.8k02025-09: 3,297 views2025-10: 3,003 views2025-11: 2,543 views2025-12: 3,774 views2026-01: 3,761 views2026-02: 2,839 views2026-03: 2,719 views2026-04: 3,133 views2026-05: 2,513 views2026-06: 3,835 views2026-07: 3,172 views2026-08: 3,316 views
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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Martin Goldman

Cast

Fred Williamson, D'Urville Martin, Don Pedro Colley, Thomas Anderson, Jerry Gatlin, Alan Gifford, Will Hussing, Keith Prentice, Gertrude Jeannette, Fred Lerner, Marcia McBroom, Bill Moor, Tricia O'Neil, Tom Pemberton, Douglas Rowe, John P. Ryan, Joe Santos

The story

The opening scene includes Charley as a baby with his mother Theo in Africa. The two are forced into slavery. Twenty years later, Charley kills an abusive plantation owner and flees with his two friends, Joshua and Toby.

Catalogue themes and tags

Beaten to Death, Ermordung, Flucht, Hunt, Hunter, Murderer, Plantation, Self-Defense, Sklaverei, Sklavinnen, Western, Action, Drama, Blaxploitation, Hybrid Western

Genres

Action, Blaxploitation, Western, Western film, action film, blaxploitation film
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