Up Tight! (1968)
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77% of users liked it
(52 ratings)
Uptight is an updated remake of John Ford's The Informer (35). The Irish Republican rebels of the original are replaced by black activists, Dublin becomes the Cleveland ghetto, and "the troubles" of 1921 are transformed into the days just following the assassination of Martin Luther… More Uptight is an updated remake of John Ford's The Informer (35). The Irish Republican rebels of the original are replaced by black activists, Dublin becomes the Cleveland ghetto, and "the troubles" of 1921 are transformed into the days just following the assassination of Martin Luther King. Julian Mayfield plays an itinerant street sweeper who betrays his militant friends to the fuzz, resulting in an underground all-points bulletin to exact vengeance on the squealer. Ruby Dee portrays a prostitute who befriends the snitch as he eludes his revolutionary ex-buddies. Jules Dassin's unrelenting directorial pace is complemented by the driving jazz score of Booker T. Jones. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jules Dassin
- Genres
- Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Dec 28, 1968 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
There's no backsliding, toward a conciliatory moderate conclusion. The passions and beliefs of black militants are presented head-on, with little in the way of comfort for white liberals.
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, Film4
Intelligently directed tale of urban revolt starring some of the finest black actors of the 60s.
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Cast
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Raymond St. Jacques
as B.G.
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Ruby Dee
as Laurie
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Frank Silvera
as Kyle
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Roscoe Lee Browne
as Clarence
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Julian Mayfield
as Tank
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Janet MacLachlan
as Jeannie
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Max Julien
as Johnny
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Juanita Moore
as Mama
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Richard Anthony Williams
as Corbin
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Michael Baseleon
as Teddy
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Ji-Tu Cumbuka
as Rick
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John Wesley Rodgers
as Larry
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Robert DoQui
as Street Speaker
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Leon Bibb
as Mr. Oakley
- Lovyss Bradley
- Isabelle Cooley
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James McEachin
as Mello
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Ketty Lester
as Alma
- Alice Childress
- Mello Alexandria
- Van Kirksey
- David Moody
