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7.7/10   68 votes
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Director:
Jules Dassin
Writers:
Jules Dassin (writer)
Ruby Dee (writer)
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Release Date:
28 December 1968 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
A man on the run. A life at stake. A people about to explode.
User Comments:
A lost film that deserves to be found more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Raymond St. Jacques ... B. G.
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
Leon Bibb ... Mr. Oakley
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Additional Details

Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:M
Filming Locations:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Company:
Marlukin more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Jules Dassin wanted to remake the 1935 film "The Informer" with an all-black cast, set in inner-city America. The original story was based on the Irish rebellion against the English. Dassin felt it mirrored black-white relations in the 1960s. more
Movie Connections:
Version of The Informer (1935) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
A lost film that deserves to be found, 12 July 2005
7/10
Author: (gracron-1@sbcglobal.net) from United States

I was a young man of 30 years when I went to see this film. At the time I thought that the acting was fine and the theme of the movie was brave. The choice of actors were superb. The nakedness of emotion and tenderness of soul pervades this film on a gut level that speaks to the maverick sense that inhabits us all. Over the years hence because of the ways of the world it has stuck in my mind and gained strength. Even though it is a remake of the 1935 film, "The Informer" with Victor McLaglen, I think that political science majors may get more out of this movie than the regular movie buff. I have two copies of the musical sound track by Booker T & the MGs and I have found it to be a powerhouse in rendering this film.

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