Uptight
A man on the run. A life at stake. A people about to explode.
1968 | 104m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Jules Dassin |
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| Writer: | Jules Dassin, Ruby Dee, Julian Mayfield, Liam O'Flaherty |
| Staring: |
| Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 28, 1968 |
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| Director: | Jules Dassin |
| Writer: | Jules Dassin, Ruby Dee, Julian Mayfield, Liam O'Flaherty |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Marlukin |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ruby Dee | Laurie |
| Frank Silvera | Kyle |
| Roscoe Lee Browne | Clarence |
| Raymond St. Jacques | B.G. |
| Julian Mayfield | Tank Williams |
| Janet MacLachlan | Jeannie |
| Max Julien | Johnny Wells |
| Juanita Moore | Mama Wells |
| Michael Baseleon | Teddy |
| John Wesley | Larry |
| Ji-Tu Cumbuka | Rick |
| Ketty Lester | Alma |
| Robert DoQui | Street Speaker |
| James McEachin | Mello |
| Kirk Kirksey | |
| L. Errol Jaye | |
| Isabel Cooley | |
| Alice Childress | |
| Dick Anthony Williams | Corbin |
| Van Kirksey | |
| David Moody | |
| Mello Alexandria | |
| Leon Bibb | Mr. Oakley (uncredited) |
| Lovyss Bradley | (uncredited) |
| Leonard Jackson | (uncredited) |
| Jesse Jackson | Self (archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jules Dassin | Writer, Director |
| Ruby Dee | Writer |
| Booker T. Jones | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| Boris Kaufman | Director of Photography |
| John Hubley | Title Designer |
| Faith Hubley | Title Designer |
| Julian Mayfield | Writer |
| Liam O'Flaherty | Novel |
| Robert Lawrence | Editor |
| Alexandre Trauner | Production Design |
| Brook Simons | Art Direction |
| Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| Theoni V. Aldredge | Costume Design |
| Robert Sidell | Makeup Artist |
| Phillip Bennett | Assistant Art Director |
| William W. Gray | Production Manager |
| Andrew J. Durkus | Unit Production Manager |
| Earl Robinson | Music Coordinator |
| Marty Hornstein | Assistant Director |
| Cleo Anton | Script Supervisor |
| Alfred Lebovitz | Camera Operator |
| Terry Kellum | Sound Recordist |
| David Forrest | Sound Recordist |
| Lambert Marks | Wardrobe Master |
| Bernice Pontrelli | Wardrobe Master |
| Jené Bodell | Hairstylist |
| Elizabeth Searcy | Hairstylist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jules Dassin | Producer |
| Jim Di Gangi | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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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, fas ... cinating film. Long unavailable, it is worth re-discovering.
Jun 10, 2024