Putney Swope

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Directed by

Robert Downey Sr.

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Allen Garfield
Elias, Jr.

Ramon Gordon
Bissinger

Arnold Johnson
Putney

David Kirk
Elias, Sr.

Mel Brooks
Mr. Forget It

Antonio Fargas
The Arab

Anthony Chisholm
Cowboy #3

Allan Arbus
Mr. Bad News

Written by

Robert Downey Sr.

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Robert Downey Sr. directs this whip-smart satire of race relations and corporate culture in 1960s America that explores what happens when the sole black executive at a major New York City advertising firm (Arnold Johnson) finds himself in charge. In addition to replacing his all-white board with an all-black slate of new members, he also changes the firm's name to the more descriptive Truth and Soul Inc.

Release date: 10 July 1969
UPC: 603497602926

Tags: Satire (1), Advertising (1), 1960s (1), NYC (1), Race Relations (1), Blaxploitation (1), Blaxsploitation (1)

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