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1972 · Gordon Parks Jr. · 91 min

Super Fly

No current Madrid showtimesLast tracked: Fri 17 Jul 22:15 · Cineteca Madrid

Superfly

Crime, Drama, Thriller
Showtimes

No current showtimes for Super Fly

This page stays available because the film has already screened in Madrid. New dates will appear here when they are listed.

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Where to watch Super Fly in Madrid

There are no current Madrid showtimes for Super Fly (1972), but this page keeps the local screening history because it has already screened at Cineteca Madrid.

If it returns to Madrid screens, new dates will appear here. The most recent tracked screenings were for Fri 17 Jul.

Madrid history

Recent tracked screenings

Synopsis

Priest, a New York City drug kingpin, devises a scheme to get out of the business and retire with a big payday, but his plans are complicated when a street dealer rats him out to the police.

Awards and festivals
  • 1973Grammy AwardsBest Score Soundtrack For Visual Media — Curtis Mayfield · nominated
  • 1973Grammy AwardsMale R&B Vocal Performance — Curtis Mayfield · nominated
  • 2019Locarno Film Festival · Retrospettiva Black Lightselected
  • 2022National Film RegistrySelected for preservation in the National Film Registry · special mention
Places

Set in Harlem, New York City

  • Filmed at Harlem, New York City — AFI states the picture was shot completely in New York City and mostly in Harlem; coordinates from Wikidata Q189074.
  • New York City — AFI gives production dates as Jan-mid Apr 1972 in New York City and lists New York City as a geographic location.
Cast
Ron O'NealCarl LeeSheila FrazierJulius HarrisCharles MacGregorNate AdamsPolly NilesYvonne DelaineHenry ShapiroK. C.
Themes
Blaxploitationurban crime underworldblaxploitation cycleSocial critiqueambition and statusAmerican Dream disillusioncult repertorycrime thrillermoral dilemmaNew Hollywood
Tone and style
film-club provocationUnsettlingadult repertory crowdcinephile deep cutEdge-of-seatWeird & wild
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