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A Place Called Today (1972)

Fear Is Power! You Want Your City -- Fight For It!

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 43M

Director : Don Schain

Synopsis

Racial tensions arise when a black lawyer runs for mayor of a racially divided town.

Actors

J. Herbert Kerr Jr.
J. Herbert Kerr Jr.
Randy Johnson
Lana Wood
Lana Wood
Carolyn Schneider
Cheri Caffaro
Cheri Caffaro
Cindy Cartwright
Richard Smedley
Richard Smedley
Ron Carton
Peter Carew
Peter Carew
Ben Atkinson
Woody Carter
Woody Carter
Black Radical
Leo Tepp
Leo Tepp
Alexander Cartwright
Timothy Brown
Timothy Brown
Steve Smith
Cachaco
Cachaco
White Radical

Crews

Don Schain
Don Schain
Director
Don Schain
Don Schain
Writer
Ralph T. Desiderio
Ralph T. Desiderio
Producer
Frank J. Desiderio
Frank J. Desiderio
Executive Producer
R. Kent Evans
R. Kent Evans
Director of Photography
Harry D. Glass
Harry D. Glass
Editor

Trailers and other movies

Blaxploitation Clip: A Place Called Today (1972, J. Herbert Kerr Jr., Lana Wood Cheri, Caffaro)

Posters and backgrounds

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