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May 3, 1991 · A film adaptation of Chester Himes' novel, starring Forest Whitaker, Gregory Hines and Robin Givens. A gangster's girlfriend escapes with a trunkload of gold, but faces danger from the mob and the police in Harlem.
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- Comedy, Crime
- Bill Duke
- 1991-05-03
A Rage in Harlem is a 1991 American crime film directed by Bill Duke and loosely based on Chester Himes' novel A Rage in Harlem. The film stars Forest Whitaker, Danny Glover, Badja Djola, Robin Givens and Gregory Hines.
A Rage in Harlem. 1991 · 1 hr 49 min. R. Comedy · Action · Crime. The gorgeous girlfriend of a Mississippi gangster flees to Harlem with a fortune in gold and seduces a guileless undertaker, as mobsters give chase.
- Bill Duke
- January 1, 1991
May 3, 1991 · A film adaptation of Chester Himes' novel, starring Forest Whitaker as a naive young man who falls for a con artist in Harlem. Roger Ebert praises the chemistry between Whitaker and Robin Givens, and the period atmosphere of the film.
After her gangster boyfriend, Slim (Badja Djola), has a shootout with the police, Imabelle (Robin Givens) flees Natchez, Miss., with his stolen gold....
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- Bill Duke
- R
- Forest Whitaker
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A black gangster's moll flees to Harlem with a trunkload of gold after a shootout, unaware that the rest of the gang are on her trail. A pudgy momma's boy becomes the object of her affections and the unlikely hero of the tale.
