Hammer / Essaness Pictures presents a Bernard Schwartz production ; screenplay by Charles Johnson ; produced by Al Adamson ; directed by Bruce Clark.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Clark, Bruce, 1945- film director.

Adamson, Al, film producer.

Johnson, Charles (Charles Eric), screenwriter.

McGee, Vonetta, actor.

Williamson, Fred, actor.

Hamilton, Bernie, actor.

Smith, William, 1933-2021, actor.

Burke, Solomon, composer (expression).

Essaness Pictures (Firm), production company.

Olive Films, publisher.

Standardized Title:

Hammer (Motion picture : 1972)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American boxers--Drama.

African American boxers.

Professional sports--Corrupt practices--Drama.

Professional sports.

Man-woman relationships--Drama.

Man-woman relationships.

Genre:

Feature films -- United States.

Blaxploitation films.

Crime films.

Drama.

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Sports films.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

[Chicago, Ill.]: Olive Films, [2015]

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0.

digital optical mono

NTSC

video file DVD video

Summary:

B.J. Hammer is a boxer who is able to become a professional fighter thanks to his mob connections. Trouble comes when he must choose between his beloved and a championship match.

Participant:

Vonetta McGee, Fred Williamson, Bernie Hamilton, William Smith, Charles Lampkin, Elizabeth Harding.

Credits:

Director of photography, Bob Steadman; music, Solomon Burke; editor, George Folsey Jr. ; executive producer, Phillip Hazelton.

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1972.

OCLC:

908865200

Publisher Number:

887090101103

OF1011 Olive Films