Uptight (1968)

Director:

Jules Dassin

Writers:

Jules Dassin, Ruby Dee,

Stars:

Jason Bernard, Raymond St. Jacques, Ruby Dee

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Bernard	...	B. G.
Raymond St. Jacques	...	Revolutionary Leader
Ruby Dee	...	Laurie
Frank Silvera	...	Kyle
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	Clarence
Julian Mayfield	...	Tank Williams
Janet MacLachlan	...	Jeannie
Max Julien	...	Johnny Wells
Juanita Moore	...	Mama Wells
Dick Anthony Williams	...	Corbin
Michael Baseleon	...	Teddy
Ji-Tu Cumbuka	...	Rick
John Wesley	...	Larry
Ketty Lester	...	Alma
Robert DoQui	...	Street Speaker

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

blaxploitation | remake | independent film | based on novel

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

M

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 December 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

Uptight!

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Marlukin

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Producer/director Jules Dassin wanted to remake The Informer with an all-black cast, set in inner-city America. The original Liam O'Flaherty story was based on the Irish rebellion against the English in the early 1920s. Dassin felt it mirrored black-white relations in the US in the 1960s.

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Connections

Version of The Informer (1929)

User Reviews

Very Good Movie

I saw this movie when it was first released with my girlfriend (later, my wife). I would love to see it again but it seems to have disappeared. Not only can't I find a copy of this movie, I can't find anyone else who has seen it. If I did not have the sound track, I would start questioning if I saw it or not.

It was not a "great" movie but much better than many of the Black subject movies made at that time. I also saw the "Informer" from which this was taken but I prefer "Up Tight". I hope someone re-releases this movie. A generation has passed without anyone knowing that several "large", named stars acted in this largely unknown movie.