Directed by Larry Cohen Written by Larry Cohen   Cast Fred Williamson ... Tommy Gibbs Julius Harris ... Papa Gibbs (as Julius W. Harris) Gloria Hendry ... Helen Bradley Margaret Avery ... Sister Jennifer D'Urville Martin ... Reverend Rufus Tony King ... Zach Gerald Gordon ... Mr. DiAngelo Bobby Ramsen ... Joe Frankfurter James Dixon ... Irish Esther Sutherland ... The Cook Charles MacGuire ... Hap Mindi Miller ... Tough Bikini Woman Uncredited Cast Al Kirk ... Gangster Janelle Webb ... Maid William Wellman Jr. ... Alfred Coleman Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff   Larry Cohen   James Dixon   Peter Sabiston   Janelle Webb   Original Music by Fonce Mizell Freddie Perren

Additional Info Premiere: December 21, 1973 DVD Release: October 16, 2001 Blu-ray Release: August 29, 2017 Country: Distributor: Olive Films Websites: Alternate Titles Godfather Of Harlem Production Companies American International Pictures (AIP) Larco Productions Distributors American International Pictures (AIP)   (1973) (USA) (theatrical) MGM Home Entertainment   (1998) (USA) (VHS) MGM Home Entertainment   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Olive Films   (2017) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Orion Home Video   (1988) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.9 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #7,878 / 20,875 Site Ranking #7,874 South Of Hell: Season 1 (2015) #7,875 Grizzly II: Revenge (2019) #7,876 Cruel Jaws (1995) #7,877 The Incredible Hulk: Season 1 (1982) #7,878 Hell Up In Harlem (1973) #7,879 Double Face (2017) #7,880 Another WolfCop (2016) #7,881 Mother, May I? (2023) #7,882 Hiruko The Goblin (1991)