Uptight
A man on the run. A life at stake. A people about to explode.
Rating: 6.8 out of 10TMDB(19 votes)
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.
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Setting
Set in Cleveland
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Music
Music by Booker T. Jones
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Boris Kaufman
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Jules DassinWriter
- Ruby DeeWriter
- Julian MayfieldWriter
- Liam O'FlahertyNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 28, 1968
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Julian MayfieldTank Williams
Raymond St. JacquesB.G.
Ruby DeeLaurie
Frank SilveraKyle
Roscoe Lee BrowneClarence
Janet MacLachlanJeannie
Max JulienJohnny Wells
Juanita MooreMama Wells
Dick Anthony WilliamsCorbin
Michael BaseleonTeddy
John WesleyLarry
Ji-Tu CumbukaRick
Ketty LesterAlma
Robert DoQuiStreet Speaker
James McEachinMello- Kirk Kirksey
- L. Errol Jaye
Isabel Cooley- Alice Childress
- Van Kirksey
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