Movie

Uptight

1968 1 h 44 min
68%
Audience score19 votes on TMDB

“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.

Director
Jules Dassin
Screenplay
Jules Dassin
Screenplay
Ruby Dee
Screenplay
Julian Mayfield
Status
Released
Release date
28/12/1968
Original language
English

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