Blackjack (1978 film)
Appearance
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Directed by | John Evans |
Written by | John Evans |
Produced by | John Evans |
Starring | William Smith Tony Burton Paris Earl Damu King Diane Sommerfield Angela May Tom Scott |
Cinematography | Jack Steely |
Music by | Jack Ashford |
Production company | Blackjack Productions |
Distributed by | S.E.S. Releasing |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Blackjack is a 1978 American crime drama film written and directed by John Evans and starring Tony Burton, William Smith, and Damu King, and John Alderman.[1][2][3]
Premise
[edit]Roy, the leader of a group of criminals, is released from prison and launches a big plan to rob the Mafia-controlled casinos in Las Vegas. Andy Mayfield, a casino boss, tries to stop them.
Cast
[edit]- William Smith as Andy Mayfield (credited as Bill Smith)
- Tony Burton as Charles
- Frank Christi as Joe Greene (credited as Frank R. Christi)
- Damu King as Roy King
- Paris Earl as Ojenke
- Ernie Banks as "Turbo"
- Ted Harris as Akbar
- Tom Scott as "Teach"
- Diane Sommerfield as Nancy
- Angela May as Valery
- John Alderman as Phil Kastel
- Alan Oliney as Dealer
- Gerald White as Pit Boss
- Sandy Clory as 1st Girl
- Vicki Le Mere as 2nd Girl
References
[edit]- ^ "Blackjack". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-02-06.
- ^ "Blackjack". J4hi.com.
- ^ "Blackjack". TCM database. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
External links
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Categories:
- 1978 films
- 1978 drama films
- 1970s American films
- 1970s English-language films
- American crime drama films
- American films about gambling
- American heist films
- Blaxploitation films
- Films set in casinos
- Films set in the Las Vegas Valley
- English-language crime drama films
- 1970s crime drama film stubs
- 1970s American film stubs