Uptight (1968)
Set 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.
Director: Jules Dassin
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Julian Mayfield as Tank Williams |
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Raymond St. Jacques as B.G. |
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Ruby Dee as Laurie |
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Frank Silvera as Kyle |
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Roscoe Lee Browne as Clarence |
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Janet MacLachlan as Jeannie |
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Max Julien as Johnny Wells |
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Juanita Moore as Mama Wells |
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Dick Anthony Williams as Corbin |
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Michael Baseleon as Teddy |
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John Wesley as Larry |
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Ji-Tu Cumbuka as Rick |
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Ketty Lester as Alma |
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Robert DoQui as Street Speaker |
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James McEachin as Mello |
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Kirk Kirksey as |
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L. Errol Jaye as |
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Isabel Cooley as |
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Alice Childress as |
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Van Kirksey as |
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David Moody as |
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Mello Alexandria as |
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Vernett Allen as Ralph (uncredited) |
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Leon Bibb as Mr. Oakley (uncredited) |
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Lovyss Bradley as Society Woman at Arcade (uncredited) |
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Anthony Chisholm as (uncredited) |
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William Elliott as Revolutionary (uncredited) |
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Joel Fluellen as Kyle's Associate (uncredited) |
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Leonard Jackson as Mr. Oakley (uncredited) |
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Alan Oppenheimer as Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited) |
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Lonny Stevens as (uncredited) |
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Bill Walker as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Marvin Walters as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Jesse Jackson as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Jules Dassin | Director |
| Writing | Jules Dassin | Writer |
| Writing | Ruby Dee | Writer |
| Writing | Julian Mayfield | Writer |
| Writing | Liam O'Flaherty | Novel |
| Sound | Booker T. Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Boris Kaufman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert Lawrence | Editor |
| Art | Alexandre Trauner | Production Design |
| Art | Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theoni V. Aldredge | Costume Design |
| Production | William W. Gray | Production Manager |
| Production | Andrew J. Durkus | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Earl Robinson | Music Coordinator |
| Directing | Marty Hornstein | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Cleo Anton | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Alfred Lebovitz | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Terry Kellum | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | David Forrest | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lambert Marks | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bernice Pontrelli | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jené Bodell | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Searcy | Hairstylist |
| Production | Jim Di Gangi | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Booker T. Jones | Conductor |
| Production | Jules Dassin | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Sidell | Makeup Artist |
| Art | John Hubley | Title Designer |
| Art | Faith Hubley | Title Designer |
| Art | Phillip Bennett | Art Direction |
| Production | Cassius Weathersby | Production Manager |
| Art | Ernest Phillips | Standby Painter |
| Art | Joseph Musso | Production Illustrator |
| Crew | Marvin Walters | Stunts |
