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Uptight
Directed by
Jules Dassin
M
1968
1h 44m
Drama
,
Thriller
7.3
80%
81%
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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."
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Cast of Uptight
Julian Mayfield
Tank Williams / Writer
Raymond St. Jacques
B.G.
Ruby Dee
Laurie / Writer
Frank Silvera
Kyle
Roscoe Lee Browne
Clarence
Janet MacLachlan
Jeannie
Max Julien
Johnny Wells
Juanita Moore
Mama Wells
Dick Anthony Williams
Corbin
Michael Baseleon
Teddy
J. Wesley Huston
Larry
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Rick
Ketty Lester
Alma
Robert DoQui
Street Speaker
James McEachin
Mello
Kirk Kirksey
L. Errol Jaye
Isabel Cooley
Alice Childress
Van Kirksey
David Moody
Mello Alexandria
Vernett Allen
Ralph (uncredited)
Leon Bibb
Mr. Oakley (uncredited)
Lovyss Bradley
Society Woman at Arcade (uncredited)
Anthony Chisholm
(uncredited)
William Elliott
Revolutionary (uncredited)
Joel Fluellen
Kyle's Associate (uncredited)
Leonard Jackson
Mr. Oakley (uncredited)
Alan Oppenheimer
Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited)
Lonny Stevens
(uncredited)
Bill Walker
Bartender (uncredited)
Marvin Walters
Policeman (uncredited)
Jesse Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Jules Dassin
Director / Writer / Producer
Uptight Ratings & Reviews
Mister Arn
May 15, 2025
"Released in the wake of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, 'Up Tight!' gains profound significance from its historical backdrop. The film delves into the intricate themes of loyalty, activism, and the human condition, set against the backdrop of a fractured society."
The Nation
Robert Hatch
Dassin, if he was issuing a warning, should have been explicit, and not allowed the viewer to wonder whether the implication he senses are no more than ineptitudes of presentation.
Screen Slate
Caroline Golum
"Uptight places Dassin's courageous refusal to 'name names' and Mayfield's legacy as an outspoken crusader as symmetrical lives on two sides of the racial divide."
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
It doesn't transfer well when changed from Irish revolutionists to black revolutionists.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
There's no backsliding, toward a conciliatory moderate conclusion. The passions and beliefs of black militants are presented head-on, with little in the way of comfort for white liberals.
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