Putney Swope (1969) DvDrip XviD

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Comedy | Drama


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The Truth & Soul Movie

One of the great classics of 60's social satire!

Putney Swope, Robert Downey Sr's film about a tough-as-nails African-American accidentally promoted to Chairman of the Board at an advertising agency, is independent cinema, the kind of work that went right along with the likes of Romero's Night of the Living Dead and Cassavetes Faces at the same time getting no real typical studio distribution but causing waves, kicking ass & taking names in the cinema world. For all its moments that are rough & crude, it's unforgettable.

It's also a film that's funny, very & excruciatingly funny. Sometimes the sense of humor is just so ridiculous it's nearly impossible not to laugh. It's as smart as the audience it is aiming at, which is anyone with two brain cells to put together who can see that this work isn't offensive or too shocking because it's meant to rattle the cage, & it does this extremely well.

Plot:
Dark satire in which the token black man on the executive board of an advertising firm is accidentally put in charge. Renaming the business "Truth and Soul, Inc.", he replaces the tight regime of monied white ad men with his militant brothers.

Cast: Arnold Johnson, Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield, Archie Russell, Ramon Gordon, Bert Lawrence, Joe Madden, Spunky-Funk Johnson

Written & Directed By: Robert Downey Sr.

Color: Black & White | Color

Resolution: 512 x 384

Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1

Language: English

Framerate: 23.976

Codec: XviD

Audio: MP3 (2ch.)

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