Godfather of Harlem
Directed by Guillermo Navarro, Joe Chappelle, Lily Mariye, Rob J. Greenlea, Jack Donnelly, Carl Seaton
Starring Forest Whitaker, Erik LaRay Harvey, Ilfenesh Hadera, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Eric LaRay Harvey, Lucy Fry, Jason Alan Carvell, Nigél Thatch, Vincent D'Onofrio, Michael Raymond-James
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Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of Harlem.
- Original language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Created by
- Chris Brancato, Paul Eckstein
- Screenplay
- Chris Brancato, Michael Panes, Paul Eckstein, Dean Imperial
- Music
- Mark Isham, Freddie Gibbs
- Cast
- Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Lucy Fry, Michael Raymond-James, Eric LaRay Harvey, Jason Alan Carvell, Nigél Thatch, Vincent D'Onofrio
Updated October 25, 2026
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