Uptight poster

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

Uptight

6.8 / 10 6.8 1968 1h 44m

DramaThriller

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.

Directed by Jules Dassin

VISUAL NOTES

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CAST

The people behind the story

Julian Mayfield

Julian MayfieldTank Williams

Raymond St. Jacques

Raymond St. JacquesB.G.

Ruby Dee

Ruby DeeLaurie

Frank Silvera

Frank SilveraKyle

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee BrowneClarence

Janet MacLachlan

Janet MacLachlanJeannie

Max Julien

Max JulienJohnny Wells

Juanita Moore

Juanita MooreMama Wells