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| Director: | Sidney Poitier | 
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| Writer: | Richard Wesley, Timothy March | 
| Staring: | 
| Clyde Williams and Billy Foster are a couple of blue-collar workers in Atlanta who have promised to raise funds for their fraternal order, the Brothers and Sisters of Shaka. However, their method for raising the money involves travelling to New Orleans and rigging a boxing match. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 11, 1975 | 
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| Director: | Sidney Poitier | 
| Writer: | Richard Wesley, Timothy March | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime | 
| Keywords | gambling, hypnosis, money, blaxploitation cinema, gang, church | 
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, First Artists, Verdon Productions Limited | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $11,800,000 Budget: $70,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Sidney Poitier | Clyde Williams | 
| Bill Cosby | Billy Foster | 
| Calvin Lockhart | Biggie Smalls | 
| John Amos | Kansas City Mack | 
| Jimmie Walker | Bootney Farnsworth | 
| Ossie Davis | Elder Johnson | 
| Denise Nicholas | Beth Foster | 
| Lee Chamberlin | Dee Dee Williams | 
| Mel Stewart | Ellison | 
| Julius Harris | Bubbletop Woodson | 
| Paul Harris | Jody Tipps | 
| Val Avery | Lt. Bottomley | 
| George Foreman | Factory Worker | 
| Med Flory | Rufus | 
| Erica Hagen | Girl in Hotel | 
| Jayne Kennedy | Girl at Factory | 
| Rodolphus Lee Hayden | 40th St. Black | 
| Name | Job | 
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| Sidney Poitier | Director | 
| Curtis Mayfield | Music | 
| Bob Minor | Stunts | 
| Gene LeBell | Stunts | 
| Jophery C. Brown | Stunts | 
| Henry Kingi | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Roebuck 'Pops' Staples | Theme Song Performance | 
| Mavis Staples | Theme Song Performance | 
| Alan Shayne | Casting | 
| Richard Wesley | Screenplay | 
| Pembroke J. Herring | Editor | 
| Alfred Sweeney | Production Design | 
| Timothy March | Story | 
| Ruby R. Levitt | Set Decoration | 
| Donald M. Morgan | Director of Photography | 
| Cleotha Staples | Theme Song Performance | 
| Yvonne Staples | Theme Song Performance | 
| Charles Spurgeon | Special Effects | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Melville Tucker | Producer | 
| Pembroke J. Herring | Producer | 
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