A remake of THE ASPHALT JUNGLE with an all-black cast. Well done but totally unnecessary, COOL BREEZE was made to pander to the black audiences that had been flocking to see the SHAFT films. Rasulala is a cool-dude crook out on parole. His plan is to steal three million in baubles, sell
the stuff, and use the proceeds to start a bank that will aid black businesses. Watkins and Pace are his confederates in the plan--along with Taylor as Watkins's half-brother and Challenger as a preacher who doubles as a thief. The man behind the whole deal is St. Jacques (in the Calhern role).
His wheelchair-ridden wife, Wallace, is the reason he's taken up with mistress Avery, loo...
Released:
1972
Rated:
R
Length:
101 mins