Uptight (1968)
A man on the run. A life at stake. A people about to explode.
104 min
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.
- Release date
- December 28, 1968
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Raymond St. Jacques as B.G.
- Ruby Dee as Laurie
- Frank Silvera as Kyle
- Roscoe Lee Browne as Clarence
- Julian Mayfield as Tank
- Janet MacLachlan as Jeannie
- Max Julien as Johnny
- Juanita Moore as Mama Wells
- Dick Anthony Williams as Corbin
- Michael Baseleon as Teddy
Crew
- Jules Dassin · Director
- Jules Dassin · Writer
- Ruby Dee · Writer
- Julian Mayfield · Writer
- Liam O'Flaherty · Writer
- Jules Dassin · Producer
- Booker T. Jones · Composer
- Boris Kaufman · Cinematographer
- Robert Lawrence · Editor
- Alexandre Trauner · Production designer