Uptight
A man on the run. A life at stake. A people about to explode.
6.8(19) 1968-12-28 104 minDramaThriller
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.
DirectorJules Dassin
WriterJules Dassin
WriterRuby Dee
WriterJulian Mayfield
Original Music ComposerBooker T. Jones
ProducerJules Dassin
Cast & characters
Julian Mayfield
as Tank Williams
Raymond St. Jacques
as B.G.
Ruby Dee
as Laurie
Frank Silvera
as Kyle
Roscoe Lee Browne
as Clarence
Janet MacLachlan
as Jeannie
Max Julien
as Johnny Wells
Juanita Moore
as Mama Wells
Dick Anthony Williams
as Corbin
Michael Baseleon
as Teddy
John Wesley
as Larry
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
as Rick
Ketty Lester
as Alma
Robert DoQui
as Street Speaker
James McEachin
as Mello
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Kirk Kirksey
as —
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L. Errol Jaye
as —
Isabel Cooley
as —
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Alice Childress
as —
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Van Kirksey
as —
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David Moody
as —
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Mello Alexandria
as —
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Vernett Allen
as Ralph (uncredited)
Leon Bibb
as Mr. Oakley (uncredited)
