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Uptight

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Calorie Rating: 146
Released: 1968-12-28
Running Time: 104 Minutes
Studios: Marlukin, Paramount Pictures,

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Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.

Director / Directors

Jules Dassin

Director

Marty Hornstein

Assistant Director

Cleo Anton

Script Supervisor

Cast

Raymond St. Jacques

Character: B.G.

Ruby Dee

Character: Laurie

Frank Silvera

Character: Kyle

Roscoe Lee Browne

Character: Clarence

Julian Mayfield

Character: Tank Williams

Janet MacLachlan

Character: Jeannie

Max Julien

Character: Johnny Wells

Juanita Moore

Character: Mama Wells

Dick Anthony Williams

Character: Corbin

Michael Baseleon

Character: Teddy

John Wesley

Character: Larry

Ji-Tu Cumbuka

Character: Rick

Ketty Lester

Character: Alma

Robert DoQui

Character: Street Speaker

James McEachin

Character: Mello

Kirk Kirksey

L. Errol Jaye

Isabel Cooley

Alice Childress

Van Kirksey

David Moody

Mello Alexandria

Vernett Allen

Character: Ralph (uncredited)

Leon Bibb

Character: Mr. Oakley (uncredited)

Lovyss Bradley

Character: Society Woman at Arcade (uncredited)

Anthony Chisholm

Character: (uncredited)

William Elliott

Character: Revolutionary (uncredited)

Joel Fluellen

Character: Kyle's Associate (uncredited)

Leonard Jackson

Character: Mr. Oakley (uncredited)

Alan Oppenheimer

Character: Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited)

Lonny Stevens

Character: (uncredited)

Bill Walker

Character: Bartender (uncredited)

Marvin Walters

Character: Policeman (uncredited)

Jesse Jackson

Character: Self (archive footage)

Production and Crew

Jules Dassin

Writer

Ruby Dee

Writer

Julian Mayfield

Writer

Liam O'Flaherty

Novel

Booker T. Jones

Original Music Composer

Boris Kaufman

Director of Photography

Robert Lawrence

Editor

Alexandre Trauner

Production Design

Ray Moyer

Set Decoration

Theoni V. Aldredge

Costume Design

William W. Gray

Production Manager

Andrew J. Durkus

Unit Production Manager

Earl Robinson

Music Coordinator

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

Jim Di Gangi

Associate Producer

Booker T. Jones

Conductor

Jules Dassin

Producer

Robert Sidell

Makeup Artist

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