Uptight (1968)
Drama • Thriller • 1ч 44м
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.
TMDB rating:
6.8
(19)
Cast
Julian Mayfield
Tank Williams
Raymond St. Jacques
B.G.
Ruby Dee
Laurie
Frank Silvera
Kyle
Roscoe Lee Browne
Clarence
Janet MacLachlan
Jeannie
Max Julien
Johnny Wells
Juanita Moore
Mama Wells
Dick Anthony Williams
Corbin
Michael Baseleon
Teddy
John Wesley
Larry
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Rick
Ketty Lester
Alma
Robert DoQui
Street Speaker
James McEachin
Mello
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Kirk Kirksey
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L. Errol Jaye
Isabel Cooley
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Alice Childress
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Van Kirksey
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David Moody
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Mello Alexandria
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Vernett Allen
Ralph (uncredited)
Leon Bibb
Mr. Oakley (uncredited)
Crew
Ruby Dee
Writer
Liam O'Flaherty
Novel
Jules Dassin
Director
Jules Dassin
Writer
Julian Mayfield
Writer
Booker T. Jones
Original Music Composer
Robert Lawrence
Editor
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
Ray Moyer
Set Decoration
Boris Kaufman
Director of Photography
Alexandre Trauner
Production Design
Andrew J. Durkus
Unit Production Manager
William W. Gray
Production Manager
Cleo Anton
Script Supervisor
Terry Kellum
Sound Recordist
David Forrest
Sound Recordist
Jené Bodell
Hairstylist
Bernice Pontrelli
Wardrobe Master
Marty Hornstein
Assistant Director
Alfred Lebovitz
Camera Operator
Booker T. Jones
Conductor
Jim Di Gangi
Associate Producer
Earl Robinson
Music Coordinator
Elizabeth Searcy
Hairstylist
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