CULTURETECHLENSDolemite (film)
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Combined Graph record U-03131 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-1262. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Dolemite is a film released in 1975 (NPR review: 'the 1975 blaxploitation classic Dolemite'). The film was directed by D'Urville Martin, who also played the villain (NPR). The film starred Rudy Ray Moore (NPR: Moore's success as a DIY film producer and star climaxed with the film).
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Dolemite is a film released in 1975 (NPR review: 'the 1975 blaxploitation classic Dolemite'). The film was directed by D'Urville Martin, who also played the villain (NPR). The film starred Rudy Ray Moore (NPR: Moore's success as a DIY film producer and star climaxed with the film).
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- Year: 1975
- Work type: film
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- Rudy Ray Moore — authored by
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- https://www.khsu.org/regional-interests/2019-10-07/eddie-murphy-explores-a-blaxploitation-classic-dolemite-is-my-name (verification source · master store)
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Dolemite is a film released in 1975 (NPR review: 'the 1975 blaxploitation classic Dolemite'). The film was directed by D'Urville Martin, who also played the villain (NPR). The film starred Rudy Ray Moore (NPR: Moore's success as a DIY film producer and star climaxed with the film).
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