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6.8Set against the backdrop of a community mourning the recent MLK assassination, Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.
Released: 1968-12-28104 minDir: Jules DassinDrama, Thriller
Stream on: Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
Cast
- Julian Mayfield as Tank Williams
- Raymond St. Jacques as B.G.
- Ruby Dee as Laurie
- Frank Silvera as Kyle
- Roscoe Lee Browne as Clarence
- Janet MacLachlan as Jeannie
Themes
- based on novel or book
- betrayal
- blaxploitation cinema
- reward
- modern day adaptation
- black militant
- betrayal by friend
- revenge killing
- 1960s
- death of best friend
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- blaxploitation film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jules Dassin
- Screenwriter
- Julian Mayfield
- Cast member
- Janet MacLachlan
- Composer
- Booker T. Jones
- Producer
- Jules Dassin
- Cinematographer
- Boris Kaufman
- Narrative location
- Cleveland
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 752482
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1970-01-27
- film editor
- Robert Lawrence
- title
- Up Tight!
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
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