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Dec 23, 1981 · The Spook Who Sat by the Door: Directed by Ivan Dixon. With Lawrence Cook, Janet League, Paula Kelly, J.A. Preston. A black man plays 'uncle Tom' in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American revolt.
- (1.6K)
- Action, Drama, Crime
- Ivan Dixon
- 1981-12-23
English. The Spook Who Sat by the Door is a 1973 action crime – drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Sam Greenlee (which was first published in the United Kingdom by Allison and Busby after being rejected by American publishers). [ 1][ 2] It is both a satire of the civil rights struggle in the United States of the late 1960s ...
Aug 20, 2022 · Overlooked at the time in the midst of the blaxploitation cycle, Ivan Dixon's film challenges both the genre conventions and political status quo of American cinema. A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.
- 103 min
- 1160
- swissmiss9
Aug 14, 2024 · The Spook Who Sat by the Door is 23251 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 20591 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Four Hours at the Capitol but less popular than Cheech & Chong's Hey Watch This. 23247.
- Ivan Dixon
- 1
- Lawrence Cook
- 102 min
The Spook Who Sat by the Door. A former CIA agent (Lawrence Cook) organizes black teenagers into well-trained guerrilla bands bent on overthrowing the white establishment. Dixon launches the film ...
- (12)
- Ivan Dixon
- PG
- Lawrence Cook
Based on the novel "The Spook Who Sat by the Door," written by Sam Greenlee and published in the UK in 1969 by Allison and Busby. Released in United States August 1997 (Shown in New York City (Adam Clayton Powell Gallery) as part of program "Harlem Week 1997" August 1-15, 1997.) Dan Freeman is a seemingly mild-mannered social worker who is ...
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A black man plays 'uncle Tom' in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American revolt. In order to improve his standing with Black voters, a White Senator starts a campaign for the CIA to recruit Black agents. However, all are graded on a curve and doomed to fail, save for a soft-spoken veteran named Dan ...
