Gordon's War 50 years old

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.

Credits

Gordon's War Cast

Name Character
Paul Winfield He was 34, 64 years old when he died as Gordon Hudson
Grace Jones She was 25, now 75 years old as Mary
Gilbert Lewis He was 32, 74 years old when he died as Spanish Harry
David Downing He was 27, now 77 years old as Otis Russell
Carl Lee He was 46, 59 years old when he died as Bee Bishop
Tony King He was 29, now 80 years old as Roy Green

Gordon's War Crew

Name Department
Robert Drumheller as Set Decoration. Art
Victor J. Kemper as Director of Photography. He was 46 (now 97) years old Camera
Eric Albertson as Editor. Editing
Edgar J. Scherick as Executive Producer. He was 48 (78) years old when He died Production
Ossie Davis as Director. He was 55 (87) years old when He died Directing
Ed Spielman as Writer. Writing
Sylvia Fay as Casting. Production
Gordon's War poster
Gordon's War (50 years)

They said it would take an army to get the mob out of Harlem. THIS IS THE ARMY! THIS IS GORDON'S WAR!

  • Release day: Thursday, August 09, 1973
  • Runtime: 90 minutes