
Uptight
A man on the run. A life at stake. A people about to explode.
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.
- Year: 1968
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama, Thriller
- Studio: Marlukin
- Keyword: based on novel or book, betrayal, blaxploitation cinema, reward, modern day adaptation, black militant, betrayal by friend, revenge killing, 1960s, death of best friend, drunkard, monetary reward, police informant, civil rights movement, black power, cleveland, ohio, martin luther king assassination, african american community
- Director: Jules Dassin
- Cast: Julian Mayfield, Raymond St. Jacques, Ruby Dee, Frank Silvera, Roscoe Lee Browne, Janet MacLachlan