Uptight
“A man on the run. A life at stake. A people about to explode.”
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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Cast
47 people
Julian Mayfield
Tank Williams
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Virgin Island
Raymond St. Jacques
B.G.
Known for
They Live
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Jules Dassin
Alexandre Trauner
Ruby Dee
Laurie
Known for
The Stand
Do the Right Thing
Boris Kaufman
Frank Silvera
Kyle
Known for
Killer's Kiss
Fear and Desire
Jim Di Gangi
Ray Moyer
Roscoe Lee Browne
Clarence
Known for
Spider-Man
Treasure Planet
Liam O'Flaherty
Robert Sidell
Jules Dassin Director · Ruby Dee Writer Julian Mayfield Writer
United States release December 28, 1968 · Produced in United States
Production
Marlukin
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 28, 1968
Theatrical
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