Celebrating the 40th anniversaries of Blaxploitation films and films that starred Black actors during the Blaxploitation film genre. These films were released from January 1 – December 31, 1973 during the “Greatest Decade Ever” in Black cinematic history. Most of these movie posters are in the collection of the Museum Of UnCut Funk, with the exception of Ganja and Hess, Heavy Traffic and The Black Bunch.

  • Alabama’s Ghost – February, 1973
  • Black Caesar – February 7, 1973
  • Black Mama White Mama – January 19, 1973
  • Blackenstein – 1973
  • Book of Numbers – January, 1973
  • Brother on the Run – May, 1973
  • Charley One Eye – 1973
  • Cleopatra Jones – July 13, 1973
  • Coffy – June 13, 1973
  • Detroit 9000 – 1973
  • Enter The Dragon – August 19, 1973
  • Five on the Black Hand Side – October 25, 1973
  • Fox Style – July, 1973
  • Ganja and Hess (aka Double Possession) – April 20, 1973
  • Gordon’s War – 1973
  • Heavy Traffic – 1973
  • Hell Up in Harlem – December, 1973
  • Hit! – May 25, 1973
  • I Escaped From Devil’s Island – September, 1973
  • Maurie – August 1, 1973
  • Savage! – May, 1973
  • Scream Blacula Scream – June 27, 1973
  • Shaft in Africa – June 14, 1973
  • Slaughter’s Big Rip Off – 1973
  • Soul of Nigger Charley – May 16, 1973
  • Superfly T.N.T – June 15, 1973
  • Sweet Jesus Preacherman – May 25, 1973
  • The Man Bolt – December, 1973
  • The Black Bunch – February, 1973
  • The Harder They Come – February 8, 1973
  • The Mack – April 4, 1973
  • The Slams – September 26, 1973
  • The Spook Who Sat By The Door – September 21, 1973

2 Comments

  • Eric Van
    July 20, 2017

    Please tell you have a podcast, or it’s coming. This would be perfect.

  • Dee
    August 18, 2021

    The badest movie list of all time, especially coffy, Superfly, and blackenstein

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