Uptight

6.6
Date

1968-12-28

Country

US

Runtime

1.73h

Genre

Drama

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.

Cast

Julian Mayfield
Tank Williams
Raymond St. Jacques
B.G.
Ruby Dee
Laurie
Frank Silvera
Kyle
Roscoe Lee Browne
Clarence

Poster

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Review

By micar6

Set in Cleveland's Black activist scene following the death of MLK, this is both exhilarating and entertaining. It is a retelling of John Ford's _Informer_, directed by Jules Dassin in a return to American filmmaking. Beautiful nighttime photography with strong ensemble acting add to this bold, fascinating film. Long unavailable, it is worth re-discovering.


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