Gordon Parks

American photographer, musician, writer and film director (1912–2006)

November 30, 1912 (March 7, 2006)

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Half Slave, Half Free

V.O.: Solomon Northrup's Odyssey

U.S. 1984. Biography by Gordon Parks with Avery Brooks, Rhetta Greene, John Saxon. Kidnapped in 1841, a Black man has to endure slavery for twelve years before regaining his freedom.

Runtime: 115 min.

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Leadbelly

U.S. 1975. Biography by Gordon Parks with Roger E. Mosley, Art Evans, Alan Manson. A black convict tells a folklorist about his hard life as a folk singer.

Runtime: 116 min.

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The Super Cops

U.S. 1973. Police comedy by Gordon Parks with Ron Leibman, David Selby, Sheila Frazier. Two NYPD cadets set out to fight crime in their own way.

Runtime: 95 min.

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Shaft's Big Score

U.S. 1972. Crime drama by Gordon Parks with Richard Roundtree, Joseph Mascolo, Wally Taylor. A Black private detective investigates the murder of his mistress' brother, an insurance and funeral director.

Runtime: 105 min.

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Shaft

U.S. 1971. Crime drama by Gordon Parks with Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Christopher St.John. A private detective is hired by the head of the Harlem underworld to find his daughter, who has been kidnapped by the Mafia.

Runtime: 98 min.

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The Learning Tree

U.S. 1969. Moral study by Gordon Parks with Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke, Estelle Evans. In the 1920s, a black teenager learns about life in a Kansas village.

Runtime: 106 min.