Uptight
“A man on the run. A life at stake. A people about to explode.”
1968•1h 44m•6.8•Released
DramaThriller
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.
Director
Jules Dassin
Writer
Jules Dassin, Ruby Dee, Julian Mayfield
Languages
English
Studio
Marlukin
Cast
Julian Mayfield
Tank Williams
Raymond St. Jacques
B.G.
Ruby Dee
Laurie
Frank Silvera
Kyle
Roscoe Lee Browne
Clarence
Janet MacLachlan
Jeannie
Max Julien
Johnny Wells
Juanita Moore
Mama Wells
Dick Anthony Williams
Corbin
Michael Baseleon
Teddy
John Wesley
Larry
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Rick
Ketty Lester
Alma
Robert DoQui
Street Speaker
James McEachin
Mello
Production
Company
Marlukin
Producer
Jules Dassin
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