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Gordon's War

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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.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1973-08-09

Runtime: 90 mins

Director: Ossie Davis

Writer: Howard Friedlander, Ed Spielman

Spoken language: English

Genres: Adventure, Action, Crime

Original title: Gordon's War

Production Companies: Palomar Pictures International, 20th Century Fox

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Paul Winfield

Carl Lee

David Downing

Tony King

Gilbert Lewis

Grace Jones

Carl Gordon

Nathan C. Heard

Jackie Page

Adam Wade

Hansford Rowe

Chuck Bergansky

Warren Taurien

Ralph Wilcox

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