MOVIE

Uptight

Name: Uptight
Director: Jules Dassin
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1968-12-28
Cast: Julian Mayfield, Raymond St. Jacques, Ruby Dee, Frank Silvera, Roscoe Lee Browne

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.

Set against the backdrop of a community mourning the recent MLK assassination, Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a … + more

Release Date

1968-12-28

Year

1968

Duration

1h 44m

Status

Released

Score

6.80

Genres

Drama Thriller

Production

Marlukin

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