The film was recut and re-released in 1976 under the title Blast! The new version, which credited "Frank Arthur Wilson" as the director, featured additional footage directed by Allan Arkush.[2]
The original version has had several releases on DVD from various budget-line DVD manufacturers.
final, comedown, 1972, blaxploitation, drama, film, written, produced, directed, oscar, williams, starring, billy, williams, urville, martin, film, examination, racism, united, states, depicts, shootout, between, radical, black, nationalist, group, police, wit. The Final Comedown is a 1972 blaxploitation drama film written produced and directed by Oscar Williams and starring Billy Dee Williams and D Urville Martin The film is an examination of racism in the United States and depicts a shootout between a radical black nationalist group and the police with the backstory leading up to the shootout told through flashbacks The radical group is not identified by name in the film but closely resembles the Black Panther Party The Final ComedownDirected byOscar WilliamsWritten byOscar WilliamsProduced byEdgar CharlesRoger CormanMel TaylorOscar WilliamsStarringBilly Dee WilliamsD Urville MartinCelia KayeBilly DurkinRaymond St JacquesCinematographyWilliam B KaplanEdited byDick Van Enger Jr Music byGrant GreenWade MarcusDistributed byNew World PicturesRelease dateMay 31 1972 1972 05 31 Running time83 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 26 500 1 The film was recut and re released in 1976 under the title Blast The new version which credited Frank Arthur Wilson as the director featured additional footage directed by Allan Arkush 2 The original version has had several releases on DVD from various budget line DVD manufacturers Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Soundtrack 5 References 6 External linksPlot editThis article needs a plot summary Please add one in your own words June 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Cast editBilly Dee Williams D Urville Martin Celia Kaye Billy Durkin Raymond St JacquesProduction editRoger Corman put up 15 000 of the film s budget 1 Soundtrack editMain article The Final Comedown soundtrack References edit a b Christopher T Koetting Mind Warp The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman s New World Pictures Hemlock Books 2009 p 37 Alternate versions for The Final Comedown 1972 IMDb Retrieved 2007 04 06 External links editThe Final Comedown at IMDb nbsp The Final Comedown at Rotten Tomatoes The Final Comedown at AllMovie nbsp This article about a 1970s action film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to an American film of the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Final Comedown amp oldid 1218228897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
