Gordon's War
“They said it would take an army to get the mob out of Harlem. THIS IS THE ARMY! THIS IS GORDON'S WAR!”
A black soldier comes home to Harlem after a tour in Vietnam and discovers that his wife had become a heroin addict and died of an overdose. Infuriated, he gathers three of his ex-GI buddies and they lay out plans to fight the drug dealers.
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Cast
21 people
Paul Winfield
Gordon Hudson
Known for
The Terminator
White Dog
Carl Lee
Bee Bishop
Known for
Super Fly
David Downing
Otis Russell
Known for
Cast a Deadly Spell
Tony King
Roy Green
Known for
The Toy
Raiders of Atlantis
Gilbert Lewis
Spanish Harry
Known for
Candyman
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Grace Jones
Mary
Known for
Conan the Destroyer
A View to a Kill
Carl Gordon
Luther the Pimp
Known for
No Mercy
Nathan C. Heard
Big Pink
No other roles listed
Jackie Page
Bedroom Girl
Also in
The House That Cried Murder
Adam Wade
Hustler
Also in
The Super Globetrotters
Claudine
Hansford Rowe
Dog Salesman
Known for
Three Days of the Condor
Missing
Chuck Bergansky
Caucasian Killer
Also in
Moving Violations
The Big Bus
Ossie Davis Director · Ed Spielman Writer Howard Friedlander Writer
Worldwide gross $1.2M · Budget $1.6M · United States release August 9, 1973
Box office
Budget
$1,600,000
Worldwide gross
$1,250,000
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Palomar Pictures International
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 9, 1973
Theatrical
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