Gunn la gâchette

Original title: Black Gunn

1972
12
1h 36m

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5.8/10

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Action Crime Thriller

A black militant group robs a Mafia bookie joint and also steals the incriminating ledgers which, in turn, prompts retaliation from the mob.A black militant group robs a Mafia bookie joint and also steals the incriminating ledgers which, in turn, prompts retaliation from the mob.A black militant group robs a Mafia bookie joint and also steals the incriminating ledgers which, in turn, prompts retaliation from the mob.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

942

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
In the movie, Gunn mentions that there was only one black senator. This is in reference to Edward Brooke, Republican Senator from Massachusetts, who served from January 3, 1967 - January 3, 1979. At the time the film was released, Brooke was only the third African-American Senator to serve in the U.S. Congress. He was the first one to be elected and serve since 1881.

Goofs
Out playing golf, Laurento (Stephen McNally) and Capelli (Martin Landau) are on the putting green and Laurento is lining up his putt while his bodyguard tends the pin. But he's clearly on a tee box, not a putting green. You can see the actual green off in the distance. You can also see divots golfers have made on this tee box they tried to pass off as a putting green.

Quotes
Gunn: We got some big boys here tonight. Along came Jones! Deacon Jones.
Deacon Jones, Himself: Gunn!
Gunn: How you doin', brother?
Deacon Jones, Himself: Just fine.
Gunn: Good to see you. You're lookin' great, man. How's San Diego?
Deacon Jones, Himself: Oh, man, it's wild. It's a groovy place. I am very fortunate to get traded down there. Didn't I demoralize those Rams?
Gunn: Oh, yeah, baby. They're still the best in the game.
Deacon Jones, Himself: Right on.

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Robert Hartford-Davis In America

I have recently developed an appreciation for low budget British filmmaker Robert Hartford-Davis (1923-1977) after watching a handful of his horror films such as BLACK TORMENT (1965), CORRUPTION (1968), and THE FIEND aka BEWARE THE BRETHREN (1972). The constant thread running through these and such films as BLACK GUNN (1973) are imaginative camerawork, crisp but non-flashy editing, and consistently interesting performances from his actors.

In that sense Hartford-Davis is sort of a poor man's Michael Winner (literally since he never had the budgets Winner did for his films) which is meant as a compliment. I have a strong admiration for directors like Edgar G. Ulmer, Edward L. Cahn, and now Hartford-Davis who could create numerous memorable moments out of the small budgets that they had to work with. Small budgets also meant that they were stuck in genre films like horror or exploitation (Blaxploitation in this case) but even in this category the cream always manages to rise to the top.

Despite the title, BLACK GUNN is not a remake of the old TV series PETER GUNN refitted for an African-American audience. It's an urban crime melodrama set in L. A. with Jim Brown as the successful owner of a nightclub whose younger brother rips off the mob. We all know happens when you do that. Throw in some black militancy, some deliberately provocative racist dialogue, a delightfully droll performance by Martin Landau as the chief baddie, and B movie veterans Bruce Glover and William Campbell as a pair of deliriously sleazy hoods and you've got classic entertainment early 70s style (I'm sure Quentin Tarantino knows this particular movie).

It's all directed with a quiet panache by Hartford-Davis who had just come to America and would make one more feature before going into television and dying of a heart attack at 53. Is it a great movie? Of course not but within the limited parameters it has to contend with, BLACK GUNN is one of the best of the many Blaxploitation movies that were made at this time. I thoroughly enjoyed it and Robert Hartford-Davis is the reason why...For more reviews visit The Capsule Critic.