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Uptight

1968·1h 44m·M
DramaThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
1,297 votes

In this landmark collaboration between activist and actress Ruby Dee and director Jules Dassin, Black revolutionaries are betrayed by one of their own. Based on the 1935 classic "The Informer."

Uptight is a 1968 drama thriller movie directed by Jules Dassin, starring Roscoe Lee Browne, Frank Silvera, Raymond St. Jacques. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 1,297 votes and runs 1h 44m.

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Director
Jules Dassin
Stars
Roscoe Lee Browne
Frank Silvera
Raymond St. Jacques
Ruby Dee
Details
1968-12-28
104 min
Movie
M
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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