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Score
Curtis Mayfield's soundtrack — better than the movie and he knew it.
Costume
Priest's coke-white suits and fur coats are character development.
Acting
Ron O'Neal's ice-cold charisma carries every frame.

Director
Gordon Parks Jr.
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