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Directed by | Bruce D. Clark |
Written by | Charles Eric Johnson |
Produced by | Al Adamson |
Starring | Fred Williamson Bernie Hamilton Vonetta McGee William Smith |
Cinematography | Robert Steadman |
Edited by | George Folsey Jr. |
Music by | Solomon Burke |
Production company | Essaness Productions |
Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Hammer is a 1972 blaxploitation film directed by Bruce D. Clark. The film was released following the successes of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and Shaft, notable 1971 films that popularized black cinema. It starred Fred Williamson as B.J. Hammer. Williamson went on to become a staple of the genre.