Up Tight!

Up Tight! (1968)

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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… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 44 min.
Directed By
Jules Dassin
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Dec 28, 1968 Wide
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • 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.

  • , Film4

    Intelligently directed tale of urban revolt starring some of the finest black actors of the 60s.

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