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Uptight

“A man on the run. A life at stake. A people about to explode.”

Director
Jules Dassin
Year
1968
Runtime
1h 44m
Release
1968
Language
en
Country
US

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01 · Overview

What it’s about

The story

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.

  • #death of best friend
  • #reward
  • #revenge killing
  • #based on novel or book
  • #black militant
  • #police informant
  • #cleveland, ohio
  • #african american community
  • #black power
  • #martin luther king assassination
  • #civil rights movement
  • #drunkard

  • Directed by

    Jules Dassin

  • Written by

    Jules Dassin & Ruby Dee & Julian Mayfield

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