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Uptight

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.

DramaThriller

Release: 1968-12-28Runtime: 104 minRating: 6.6 (16)

Cast

Julian Mayfield

Julian Mayfield

Tank Williams

Raymond St. Jacques

Raymond St. Jacques

B.G.

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Laurie

Frank Silvera

Frank Silvera

Kyle

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

Clarence

Janet MacLachlan

Janet MacLachlan

Jeannie

Max Julien

Max Julien

Johnny Wells

Juanita Moore

Juanita Moore

Mama Wells

Dick Anthony Williams

Dick Anthony Williams

Corbin

Michael Baseleon

Michael Baseleon

Teddy

Crew

Jules Dassin

Jules Dassin

Director

Jules Dassin

Jules Dassin

Writer

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Writer

Julian Mayfield

Julian Mayfield

Writer

Liam O'Flaherty

Novel

Booker T. Jones

Booker T. Jones

Original Music Composer

Robert Lawrence

Editor

Theoni V. Aldredge

Theoni V. Aldredge

Costume Design

Ray Moyer

Set Decoration

Boris Kaufman

Director of Photography