Uptight (1968)
A man on the run. A life at stake. A people about to explode.
Synopsis
Set against the backdrop of a community mourning the recent MLK assassination, Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.
Cast
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Julian Mayfield
as Tank Williams
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Raymond St. Jacques
as B.G.
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Ruby Dee
as Laurie
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Frank Silvera
as Kyle
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Roscoe Lee Browne
as Clarence
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Janet MacLachlan
as Jeannie
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Max Julien
as Johnny Wells
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Juanita Moore
as Mama Wells
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Dick Anthony Williams
as Corbin
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Michael Baseleon
as Teddy
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John Wesley
as Larry
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Ji-Tu Cumbuka
as Rick
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Ketty Lester
as Alma
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Robert DoQui
as Street Speaker
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James McEachin
as Mello
- Kirk Kirksey
- L. Errol Jaye
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Isabel Cooley
Crew
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Jules Dassin
Director
- Boris Kaufman Director of Photography
- Robert Lawrence Editor
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Booker T. Jones
Original Music Composer
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Jules Dassin
Producer
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Jules Dassin
Writer
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Ruby Dee
Writer
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Julian Mayfield
Writer
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