Uptight
A man on the run. A life at stake. A people about to explode.
Drama Thriller
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.
Cast
Alan Oppenheimer
Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited)
Bill Walker
Bartender (uncredited)
Michael Baseleon
Teddy
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Rick
Ruby Dee
Laurie
Ketty Lester
Alma
Joel Fluellen
Kyle's Associate (uncredited)
Lonny Stevens
(uncredited)
Roscoe Lee Browne
Clarence
Frank Silvera
Kyle
Juanita Moore
Mama Wells
Anthony Chisholm
(uncredited)
Jesse Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Janet MacLachlan
Jeannie
Leon Bibb
Mr. Oakley (uncredited)
Julian Mayfield
Tank Williams
Raymond St. Jacques
B.G.
John Wesley
Larry
Leonard Jackson
Mr. Oakley (uncredited)
Max Julien
Johnny Wells
Dick Anthony Williams
Corbin
James McEachin
Mello
Isabel Cooley
William Elliott
Revolutionary (uncredited)
Robert DoQui
Street Speaker