Uptight
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.
Year: 1968
Studio: Marlukin
Director: Jules Dassin
Cast: Julian Mayfield, Raymond St. Jacques, Ruby Dee, Frank Silvera, Roscoe Lee Browne, Janet MacLachlan
Crew: Ruby Dee (Writer), Liam O'Flaherty (Novel), Jules Dassin (Director), Jules Dassin (Writer), Julian Mayfield (Writer), Booker T. Jones (Original Music Composer)
Runtime: 104 minutes
Release: Dec 28, 1968
IMDb: 6.80/10 by 19 users
Popularity: 2
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : based on novel or book, betrayal, blaxploitation cinema, reward, modern day adaptation, black militant, betrayal by friend, revenge killing, 1960s, death of best friend, drunkard, monetary reward, police informant, civil rights movement, black power, cleveland, ohio, martin luther king assassination, african american community
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