Uptight
A man on the run. A life at stake. A people about to explode.
1968 | 104m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Jules Dassin |
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| Writer: | Julian Mayfield, Liam O'Flaherty, Jules Dassin, Ruby Dee |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 28, 1968 |
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| Director: | Jules Dassin |
| Writer: | Julian Mayfield, Liam O'Flaherty, Jules Dassin, Ruby Dee |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, betrayal, blaxploitation cinema, reward, modern day adaptation, black militant, betrayal by friend, revenge killing, 1960s, death of best friend, drunkard, monetary reward, police informant, civil rights movement, black power, cleveland, ohio, martin luther king assassination, african american community |
| Production Companies | Marlukin |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Julian Mayfield | Tank Williams |
| Raymond St. Jacques | B.G. |
| Ruby Dee | Laurie |
| Frank Silvera | Kyle |
| Roscoe Lee Browne | Clarence |
| Janet MacLachlan | Jeannie |
| Max Julien | Johnny Wells |
| Juanita Moore | Mama Wells |
| Dick Anthony Williams | Corbin |
| Michael Baseleon | Teddy |
| John Wesley | Larry |
| Ji-Tu Cumbuka | Rick |
| Ketty Lester | Alma |
| Robert DoQui | Street Speaker |
| James McEachin | Mello |
| Kirk Kirksey | |
| L. Errol Jaye | |
| Isabel Cooley | |
| Alice Childress | |
| Van Kirksey | |
| David Moody | |
| Mello Alexandria | |
| Vernett Allen | Ralph (uncredited) |
| Leon Bibb | Mr. Oakley (uncredited) |
| Lovyss Bradley | Society Woman at Arcade (uncredited) |
| Anthony Chisholm | (uncredited) |
| William Elliott | Revolutionary (uncredited) |
| Joel Fluellen | Kyle's Associate (uncredited) |
| Leonard Jackson | Mr. Oakley (uncredited) |
| Alan Oppenheimer | Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited) |
| Lonny Stevens | (uncredited) |
| Bill Walker | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Marvin Walters | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Jesse Jackson | Self (archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Julian Mayfield | Writer |
| Liam O'Flaherty | Novel |
| Robert Lawrence | Editor |
| Alexandre Trauner | Production Design |
| Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| Theoni V. Aldredge | Costume Design |
| Robert Sidell | Makeup Artist |
| William W. Gray | Production Manager |
| Andrew J. Durkus | Unit Production Manager |
| Earl Robinson | Music Coordinator |
| Marty Hornstein | Assistant Director |
| Cleo Anton | Script Supervisor |
| Alfred Lebovitz | Camera Operator |
| Terry Kellum | Sound Recordist |
| David Forrest | Sound Recordist |
| Lambert Marks | Wardrobe Master |
| Bernice Pontrelli | Wardrobe Master |
| Jené Bodell | Hairstylist |
| Elizabeth Searcy | Hairstylist |
| Jules Dassin | Director, Writer |
| Ruby Dee | Writer |
| Booker T. Jones | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| Boris Kaufman | Director of Photography |
| John Hubley | Title Designer |
| Faith Hubley | Title Designer |
| Phillip Bennett | Art Direction |
| Cassius Weathersby | Production Manager |
| Ernest Phillips | Standby Painter |
| Joseph Musso | Production Illustrator |
| Marvin Walters | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jim Di Gangi | Associate Producer |
| Jules Dassin | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
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Set in Cleveland's Black activist scene following the death of MLK, this is both exhilarating and entertaining. It is a retelling of John Ford's _Informer_, directed by Jules Dassin in a return to American filmmaking. Beautiful nighttime photography with strong ensemble acting add to this bold, fas ... cinating film. Long unavailable, it is worth re-discovering.
Jun 10, 2024