Uptight (1968)

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.

Directed by: Jules Dassin

Written by: Jules Dassin, Ruby Dee, Julian Mayfield, Liam O'Flaherty

Music by: Booker T. Jones

Starring: Julian Mayfield, Raymond St. Jacques, Ruby Dee, Frank Silvera, Roscoe Lee Browne, Janet MacLachlan, Max Julien, Juanita Moore, Dick Anthony Williams, Michael Baseleon

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Released: 1968-12-28

Runtime: 104 minutes

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