The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)
A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.
Director:
Ivan Dixon
Writers:
Melvin Clay, Sam Greenlee.
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Lawrence Cook as Dan Freeman |
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Janet League as Joy |
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Paula Kelly as Dahomey Queen |
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J.A. Preston as Dawson |
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Paul Butler as Do-Daddy Dean |
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Don Blakely as Stud Davis |
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David Lemieux as Pretty Willie |
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Anthony Ray as Shorty |
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Colostine Boatwright as Dancer |
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Byron Morrow as |
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Jack Aaron as |
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Joseph Mascolo as |
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Elaine Aiken as |
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Beverly Gill as |
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Martin Golar as |
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Tom Alderman as |
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Stephen Ferry as |
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Johnny Williams as |
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Doug Johnson as |
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Harold Harris as |
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Ken Orme as |
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Johnnie Johnson III as |
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Larry Lawrence as |
| Writing | Melvin Clay | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sam Greenlee | Novel |
| Directing | Ivan Dixon | Director |
| Writing | Sam Greenlee | Screenplay |
| Camera | Michel Hugo | Director of Photography |
| Production | Sam Greenlee | Producer |
| Sound | Herbie Hancock | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Thomas Penick | Editor |
| Art | A. Leslie Thomas | Art Direction |
| Art | Cheryal Kearney | Set Decoration |
| Production | Ivan Dixon | Producer |
| Production | Thomas G. Neusom | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Michael Kahn | Editor |
| Crew | Charlie Picerni | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bernadine M. Anderson | Makeup Artist |