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Jamaa Fanaka (born
Walter Gordon;
September 6, 1942 –
April 1, 2012) was an
American filmmaker. He is best
known for his 1979 film, Penitentiary, and was...
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American blaxploitation drama film written,
produced and
directed by
Jamaa Fanaka, and
starring Leon
Isaac Kennedy as
Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone, a man who...
- Vengeance) is a 1975
American blaxploitation film
written and
directed by
Jamaa Fanaka. The film
stars Marlo Monte as a
wrongfully imprisoned man who s****s vengeance...
- Sister's
Revenge is a 1976
Blaxploitation film
written and
directed by
Jamaa Fanaka. The film
stars Jerri Hayes,
Ernest Williams III, and
Charles David Brooks...
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Penitentiary III is a 1987
American crime drama film
written and
directed by
Jamaa Fanaka. It is the
sequel to the 1982 film
Penitentiary II. The film
stars Leon...
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Penitentiary II is a 1982
American blaxploitation drama film
directed by
Jamaa Fanaka.
Released on
April 2, 1982, the film is the
sequel to 1979's Penitentiary...
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story and as
urban tragedy." In
response to his review,
filmmaker Jamaa Fanaka gave high
praise to the film's two main leads, its
supporting cast, and...
- Caldwell,
Billy Woodberry,
Alile Sharon Larkin,
Jacqueline Frazier,
Jamaa Fanaka and
Barbara McCullough. The UCLA Film &
Television Archive is currently...
- playwright. Kennedy's
acting roles include Martel "Too Sweet"
Gordone in
Jamaa Fanaka's Penitentiary (1979),
Penitentiary II (1982), Lone Wolf
McQuade (1983) and...
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prominent filmmakers, such as
Melvin Van Peebles, Rudy Ray Moore,
Jamaa Fanaka,
Ralph Bakshi and
Perry Henzell.
Xenon was
founded by S.
Leigh Savidge in...
