Top of the Heap (1972)

Drama, General Film

Director: Christopher St. John

Writer(s): Christopher St. John

Starring: Christopher St. John, Paula Kelly, Florence St. Peter, Leonard Kuras, John Alderson, Patrick McVey, Allen Garfield, Ingeborg Sørensen, Ron Douglas, John McMurtry, Damu King, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Brian Cutler, Jerry Jones, Willie Harris, Almeria Quinn, Marilyn Wirt, Joe Tornatore, Anne Mason, Tiger Joe Marsh, Maria Lennard, Mayrita Varna, Dan Roth, Arnold Dover, Beatrice Webster, Essie McSwine, Raymond O’Keefe, June Fairchild, Pamela Whorf, Richard M. Dixon, Cliff Emmich, Hedgemon Lewis, Ken Norton, Angela Seymour

Synopsis: A Washington D.C. cop is proud to be one of the few African-Americans on the force. He is not well loved by his peers or by street people. Trouble erupts when he is overlooked for a promotion.

Release Date: June 2, 1972 (USA) | Length: 90 min | Genre: Drama | Certificate: R