The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Their first mistake was letting him in. Their biggest mistake was letting him out!
1973 | 102m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Ivan Dixon |
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| Writer: | Melvin Clay, Sam Greenlee |
| Staring: |
| A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 21, 1973 |
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| Director: | Ivan Dixon |
| Writer: | Melvin Clay, Sam Greenlee |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, Crime, War |
| Keywords | central intelligence agency (cia), racism |
| Production Companies | Bokari |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Cook | Dan Freeman |
| Janet League | Joy |
| Paula Kelly | Dahomey Queen |
| J.A. Preston | Dawson |
| Paul Butler | Do-Daddy Dean |
| Don Blakely | Stud Davis |
| David Lemieux | Pretty Willie |
| Anthony Ray | Shorty |
| Colostine Boatwright | Dancer |
| Byron Morrow | |
| Jack Aaron | |
| Joseph Mascolo | |
| Elaine Aiken | |
| Beverly Gill | |
| Martin Golar | |
| Tom Alderman | |
| Stephen Ferry | |
| Johnny Williams | |
| Doug Johnson | |
| Harold Harris | |
| Ken Orme | |
| Johnnie Johnson III | |
| Larry Lawrence |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Melvin Clay | Screenplay |
| Sam Greenlee | Screenplay, Novel |
| Thomas Penick | Editor |
| A. Leslie Thomas | Art Direction |
| Michel Hugo | Director of Photography |
| Cheryal Kearney | Set Decoration |
| Charlie Picerni | Stunt Coordinator |
| Ivan Dixon | Director |
| Herbie Hancock | Original Music Composer |
| Michael Kahn | Editor |
| Bernadine M. Anderson | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Thomas G. Neusom | Associate Producer |
| Sam Greenlee | Producer |
| Ivan Dixon | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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