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Uptight (1968)

Directed by Jules Dassin

Crime | Drama

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Overview

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.

Length 104 minutes

Actors

Julian Mayfield | Raymond St. Jacques | Ruby Dee | Frank Silvera | Roscoe Lee Browne | Janet MacLachlan | Max Julien | Juanita Moore | Dick Anthony Williams | Michael Baseleon | John Wesley | Ji-Tu Cumbuka | Ketty Lester | Robert DoQui | James McEachin | Kirk Kirksey | L. Errol Jaye | Isabel Cooley | Alice Childress | Van Kirksey | David Moody | Mello Alexandria | Vernett Allen | Leon Bibb | Lovyss Bradley | Anthony Chisholm | William Elliott | Joel Fluellen | Leonard Jackson | Alan Oppenheimer | Lonny Stevens | Bill Walker | Marvin Walters | Jesse Jackson

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Based on John Ford’s THE INFORMER, updated to the days after MLK’s assassination. One of the first films to truly voice the views of black people during this period, and not have it filtered through the perspective of white America (kind of amazing that a major studio backed this). There are parts that are clunky, but overall, it’s well made with nice cinematography.

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