A Rage in Harlem
1991 film by Bill Duke / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. Producer Stephen Woolley intended it to be a comedy film,[3] and several reviewers have described it as such,[4][5][6] but this categorization has been disputed by director Bill Duke.[3]
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Directed by | Bill Duke |
Written by | John Toles-Bey Bobby Crawford |
Based on | A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes |
Produced by | Kerry Rock Stephen Woolley |
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Cinematography | Toyomichi Kurita |
Edited by | Curtiss Clayton |
Music by | Elmer Bernstein Jeff Vincent |
Production company | Palace Productions[1] |
Distributed by | Miramax Films[1] |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $8 million[1] |
Box office | $10.4 million (USA)[2] |
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The film premiered in competition at the 44th Cannes Film Festival[7] in its Grand Palais, receiving a "five-minute standing ovation."[8] It was also shown at the 2nd Stockholm International Film Festival.[9]