Hell Up in Harlem
| Hell Up in Harlem | |
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Theatrical release poster by John Solie | |
| Directed by | Larry Cohen |
| Written by | Larry Cohen |
| Produced by | Larry Cohen |
| Starring | Fred Williamson Margaret Avery Julius Harris Gloria Hendry D'Urville Martin |
| Cinematography | Fenton Hamilton |
| Edited by | Franco Guerri Peter Honess |
| Music by | Edwin Starr Fonce Mizell Freddie Perren |
Production company | Larco Productions |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,550,000 |
Hell Up in Harlem is a 1973 blaxploitation American film starring Fred Williamson and Gloria Hendry. Written and directed by Larry Cohen, it is a sequel to the film Black Caesar.
The film's soundtrack, recorded by Edwin Starr and produced and chiefly written by Fonce Mizell and Freddie Perren, was released by Motown Records in January 1974. James Brown had originally been contracted to provide the soundtrack; his version was rejected. Brown instead released his tracks in late 1973 as a studio album, entitled The Payback.