Across 110th Street

Across 110th Street
Theatrical poster
Directed byBarry Shear
Screenplay byLuther Davis
Story byBarry Shear
Based onAcross 110th
1970 novel
by Wally Ferris
Produced by
Starring
Music by
Production
company
Film Guarantors
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • December 19, 1972 (1972-12-19)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$10 million[1]

Across 110th Street is a 1972 American neo noir action thriller film directed by Barry Shear and starring Yaphet Kotto, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Franciosa and Paul Benjamin. The film is set in Harlem, New York and takes its name from 110th Street, the traditional dividing line between Harlem and Central Park that functioned as an informal boundary of race and class in 1970s New York City.

Focusing on a heist, murder and a subsequent investigation, Across 110th Street takes inspiration from both the blaxploitation films of the 1970s as well as the film noir genre. Across 110th Street is remembered in part for its soundtrack, which features a classic song of the same name by Bobby Womack.

  1. ^ "Across 110th Street, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.