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.
Directed by Jules Dassin
Written by: Ruby Dee, Liam O'Flaherty, Jules Dassin
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