Uptight

Uptight

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

1968 en 104 minutes

Rating: 6.6

Plot

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.

Trailer

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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

John Wesley

John Wesley

Larry

Ji-Tu Cumbuka

Ji-Tu Cumbuka

Rick

Ketty Lester

Ketty Lester

Alma

Robert DoQui

Robert DoQui

Street Speaker

James McEachin

James McEachin

Mello

Kirk Kirksey

Kirk Kirksey

L. Errol Jaye

L. Errol Jaye

Isabel Cooley

Isabel Cooley

Alice Childress

Alice Childress

Van Kirksey

Van Kirksey

David Moody

David Moody

Mello Alexandria

Mello Alexandria

Vernett Allen

Vernett Allen

Ralph (uncredited)

Leon Bibb

Leon Bibb

Mr. Oakley (uncredited)

Lovyss Bradley

Lovyss Bradley

Society Woman at Arcade (uncredited)

Anthony Chisholm

Anthony Chisholm

(uncredited)

William Elliott

William Elliott

Revolutionary (uncredited)

Joel Fluellen

Joel Fluellen

Kyle's Associate (uncredited)

Leonard Jackson

Leonard Jackson

Mr. Oakley (uncredited)

Alan Oppenheimer

Alan Oppenheimer

Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited)

Lonny Stevens

Lonny Stevens

(uncredited)

Bill Walker

Bill Walker

Bartender (uncredited)

Marvin Walters

Marvin Walters

Policeman (uncredited)

Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Self (archive footage)

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