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Gordon’s War is a 1973 action and crime film directed by Ossie Davis. Paul Winfield plays Gordon Hudson, a Vietnam veteran who returns to Harlem and organizes fellow veterans after his wife dies from a heroin overdose. Their campaign targets the drug dealers blamed for the damage in the neighborhood, giving the film a revenge structure shaped by urban crime, veteran experience, community anger, and early-1970s blaxploitation cinema.
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Who stars in Gordon's War, and who directed it?
Paul Winfield plays Gordon Hudson, and Ossie Davis directed the film. Gordon's War is a 1973 action and crime film. [Rotten Tomatoes listing](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gordons_war)
Why does Gordon form a group of Vietnam veterans?
After returning to Harlem, Gordon finds drug dealers blamed for damage that includes his wife's heroin-overdose death. He organizes fellow veterans for a campaign against those dealers.
Is Gordon's War mainly set in Vietnam?
No, Gordon returns from Vietnam, but the main campaign takes place in Harlem. The film uses his military experience to frame a street-level conflict in his home neighborhood.
What does the title Gordon's War mean?
The title turns Gordon Hudson's fight against Harlem drug dealers into a second kind of war after his military service. That idea is central to the film's 1973 blaxploitation action premise.
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