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Up Tight!

Up Tight! (1968)

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Uptight is an updated remake of John Ford's The Informer (35). The Irish Republican rebels of the original are replaced by black activists, Dublin becomes the Cleveland ghetto, and "the troubles" of 1921 are transformed into the days just following the assassination of Martin Luther King. Julian Mayfield plays an itinerant street sweeper who betrays his militant friends to the fuzz, resulting in an underground all-points bulletin to exact vengeance on the squealer. Ruby Dee portrays a prostitute

PG,

Drama

Oct 16, 2012

Paramount Pictures

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There's no backsliding, toward a conciliatory moderate conclusion. The passions and beliefs of black militants are presented head-on, with little in the way of comfort for white liberals.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Intelligently directed tale of urban revolt starring some of the finest black actors of the 60s.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4
Film4

Audience Reviews for Up Tight!

http://www.clevelandmovieblog.com/2013/02/up-tight-now-available-on-home-video.html
February 20, 2013
i remember this, don't you? I also seem to remember that I was very disappointed with the ending. It might be worth viewing again, just to help with royalty payments to the artists (if that was part of their deal!).
October 8, 2012
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