Black Eye (film)

Black Eye[1] is a 1974[2] neo-noir[3] action and blaxploitation film produced by Pat Rooney,[4] directed by Jack Arnold and starring Fred Williamson.[5] The film was based on the 1971 novel Murder on the Wild Side by Jeff Jacks.[6]

Black Eye
Directed byJack Arnold
Written byMark Haggard
Jeff Jacks (Novel)
StarringFred Williamson
Music byMort Garson
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • May 17, 1974 (1974-05-17)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A Los Angeles private investigator is called to investigate multiple murders that are connected to a cane that was stolen from a deceased silent movie star.[7]

Cast

Reception

In a contemporary review for the Los Angeles Times, critic Kevin Thomas called the film a "modest, entertaining private detective caper" and wrote: "If 'Black Eye' ... lacks both originality and individuality it is nonetheless serviceable, mainly credible and not unduly violent." Thomas also praised Williamson, who "continues to impress in one of his best opportunities to date."[12]

See also

References
  1. "Black Eye". Monthly Film Bulletin. London: British Film Institute. 41 (480): 219. 1974-01-01.
  2. Black Eye, retrieved 2019-04-12
  3. Silver, Alain; Ward, Elizabeth; eds. (1992). Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (3rd ed.). Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-479-5
  4. "Patrick Rooney". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  5. Black Eye, retrieved 2019-04-12
  6. "Jeff Jacks". IMDb. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  7. countelvis (2016-01-10). "Black Eye (1974) Review". Bad Movies for Bad People. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  8. "Fred Williamson". sydney.primo.exlibrisgroup.com. Bonn: Deutsche Zeitung GmbH. 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  9. "Rosemary Forsyth". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  10. "Teresa Graves". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  11. "Black Eye Cast on IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  12. Thomas, Kevin (1974-05-01). "Fred Williamson in a Private Eye Caper". Los Angeles Times. p. 14, Part IV.
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