Uptight (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 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
- Starring:
- Raymond St. Jacques, Ruby Dee, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jules Dassin
Synopsis of Uptight
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
Complete Cast of Uptight
- Raymond St. Jacques - B.G.
- Frank Silvera - Kyle
- Julian Mayfield - Tank
- Max Julien - Johnny
- Richard Anthony Williams - Corbin
- Ji-Tu Cumbuka - Rick
- Robert DoQui - Street Speaker
- Alice Childress
- David Moody
- Ketty Lester - Alma
- Isabelle Cooley
- Ruby Dee - Laurie
- Roscoe Lee Browne - Clarence
- Janet MacLachlan - Jeannie
- Juanita Moore - Mama
- Michael Baseleon - Teddy
- John Wesley Rodgers - Larry
- Leon Bibb - Mr. Oakley
- Van Kirksey
- Mello Alexandria
- James McEachin - Mello
- Lovyss Bradley
- Director(s):
- Jules Dassin
- Writer(s):
- Ruby Dee, Jules Dassin, Julian Mayfield
- Producer(s):
- Jules Dassin
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