Gordon's War
1973, English. Directed by Ossie Davis.
They said it would take an army to get the mob out of Harlem. THIS IS THE ARMY! THIS IS GORDON'S WAR!
A black soldier comes home to Harlem after a tour in Vietnam and discovers that his wife had become a heroin addict and died of an overdose. Infuriated, he gathers three of his ex-GI buddies and they lay out plans to fight the drug dealers.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
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- Released
- 9 August 1973
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Howard Friedlander, Ed Spielman
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Gordon's War runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Gordon's War is rated R in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
Which OTT platform is Gordon's War on?
Gordon's War isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 August 1973. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Gordon's War?
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Who directed Gordon's War?
Gordon's War (1973) was directed by Ossie Davis and stars Paul Winfield, Carl Lee, David Downing.