Movie

Gordon's War (1973)

• R
• August 9, 1973
• 1h 30m

• Adventure
• Action
• Crime

“They said it would take an army to get the mob out of Harlem. THIS IS THE ARMY! THIS IS GORDON'S WAR!”

Overview

A black soldier comes home to Harlem after a tour in Vietnam and discovers that his wife had become a heroin addict and died of an overdose. Infuriated, he gathers three of his ex-GI buddies and they lay out plans to fight the drug dealers.

Director

Ossie Davis

Writers

Howard Friedlander, Ed Spielman

Starring

Paul Winfield, Carl Lee, David Downing