Up Tight! (1968)
- Original title
- Uptight
- Directed by
- Jules Dassin
- Genre
- drama film, blaxploitation film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 19 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In the aftermath of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, a group of black militant activists in Cleveland plan an armed uprising. One man betrays his friends to the police, leading to tragic consequences.
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What happens
Uptight (also known as UpTight! or Up Tight!) is a 1968 American drama film directed by Jules Dassin. It was intended as an updated version of John Ford's 1935 film The Informer, based on the book of the same name by Liam O'Flaherty, but the setting was transposed from Dublin to Cleveland. The soundtrack was performed by Booker T. & the MG's. The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. is used as a backdrop for the film's fictional narrative. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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