The Black Six

The Black Six 1974 is an American combination of blaxploitation and outlaw biker film released in 1974. The movie was written by George Theakos and directed by Matt Cimber. It starred several National Football League stars in the title roles. The plot had some similarities to The Magnificent Seven and Easy Rider. It was one of the first allblack biker films.

The players teams appeared with the actors names in the films credits. In addition, the cast includes Ben Davidson, who had recently retired from football, as a member of a motorcycle gang opposing the Black Six. Maury Wills, a recently retired Major League Baseball star, also has a role in the film.Washington was given the lead role due to him having previous acting experience he and several other cast members many of whom did more acting afterwards later criticized how poorly the script had been written. Of the six protagonists, all except Washington and Morris have since been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ........

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