TMDb Rating
6.6/10
15 verified votes
Uptight (1968)
DramaThriller
104 min
"A man on the run. A life at stake. A people about to explode."
Plot Summary
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.
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Keywords to include
DramaThrillerJules DassinJulian MayfieldRaymond St. Jacques1968
Director
Jules Dassin
Top Cast
Julian MayfieldRaymond St. JacquesRuby DeeFrank SilveraRoscoe Lee Browne
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