{"product_id":"cotton-comes-to-harlem-ロールスロイスに銀の銃-original-japanese-movie-poster-1971-b2-size-51-73-cm-g295","title":"“Cotton Comes to Harlem” \/ 「ロールスロイスに銀の銃」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1971, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G295","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"348\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"163\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the 1971 Japanese release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"247\"\u003eCotton Comes to Harlem \/ 「ロールスロイスに銀の銃」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ossie Davis’s influential 1970 crime comedy starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"347\"\u003eGodfrey Cambridge and Raymond St. Jacques\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"684\"\u003eAdapted from Chester Himes’s hard-boiled novel, the film combines detective fiction, social satire, fast-paced action, and a vivid portrait of contemporary Harlem. Its commercial success helped demonstrate the international audience for Black-led urban cinema immediately before the emergence of films such as \u003cem data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"667\"\u003eShaft\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"672\" data-end=\"683\"\u003eSuper Fly\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"705\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"705\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"915\"\u003eThe story follows Harlem detectives \u003cstrong data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"764\"\u003eGravedigger Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"769\" data-end=\"790\"\u003eCoffin Ed Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e, two formidable police officers investigating the theft of money collected from local residents at a “Back-to-Africa” rally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"1141\"\u003eThe event has been organised by the charismatic Reverend \u003cstrong data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"991\"\u003eDeke O’Malley\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose public promises conceal an elaborate confidence scheme. Armed robbers attack the gathering and escape with approximately $87,000 in donations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1329\"\u003eThe missing money has been hidden inside a bale of cotton, setting off a chaotic pursuit involving the detectives, O’Malley, criminals, opportunists, and members of the Harlem community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1529\"\u003eThe film was directed by actor, playwright, and activist \u003cstrong data-start=\"1388\" data-end=\"1403\"\u003eOssie Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e, who also co-wrote the screenplay. 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