Tank Williams
Julian Mayfield
Tank Williams
Uptight
“A man on the run. A life at stake. A people about to explode.”
6.6
1968
1h 44m
DramaThriller
Director: Jules Dassin
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
B.G.
Raymond St. Jacques
B.G.
Laurie
Ruby Dee
Laurie
Kyle
Frank Silvera
Kyle
Clarence
Roscoe Lee Browne
Clarence
Jeannie
Janet MacLachlan
Jeannie
Johnny Wells
Max Julien
Johnny Wells
Mama Wells
Juanita Moore
Mama Wells
Corbin
Dick Anthony Williams
Corbin
Teddy
Michael Baseleon
Teddy
Larry
John Wesley
Larry
Rick
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Rick
Reviews
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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