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Aug 3, 2019 · Uptown Saturday Night was not only originally directed by Poitier, but he was also one of the movie's co-leads alongside Bill Cosby (in one of his earliest feature film roles). The buddy comedy ...
Uptown Saturday Night is a 1974 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, starring himself, Bill Cosby, and Harry Belafonte. The film follows the story of two friends, Steve Jackson (played by Sidney Poitier) and Wardell Franklin (played by Bill Cosby) who are tired of their mundane lives and decide to visit an illegal nightclub in uptown New York called Madame Zenobia's.
Uptown Saturday Night. Sidney Poitier ("Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," "Sneakers") directs and stars with the legendary Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor and an all-star cast in this hilariously broad comedy about two pals who try to retrieve a stolen winning lottery ticket, and become involved with an underworld kingpin.
Other articles where Uptown Saturday Night is discussed: Sidney Poitier: Poitier as a director: …box office, but the comedy Uptown Saturday Night (1974) was an enormous hit, thanks to the chemistry between Poitier and costars Bill Cosby and Belafonte. Poitier then reteamed with Cosby on Let’s Do It Again (1975) and A Piece of the Action (1977).
Dec 2, 2017 · https://www.daaracarchive.org/2008/12/uptown-saturday-night-1974.htmlSteve Jackson and Wardell Franklin sneak out of their houses to visit Madame Zenobia's: ...
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Uptown Saturday Night (1974) ← Back to main. Cast 29. Sidney Poitier. Steve Jackson Bill Cosby. Wardell Franklin Harry Belafonte. Geechie Dan Beauford ...
Uptown Saturday Night. 1974 · 1 hr 44 min. PG. Comedy · Crime. When two men are victims of a robbery at an after-hours club, they take on the head of a criminal underworld in a quest to recover their belongings. Subtitles: English. Starring: Sidney Poitier Bill Cosby Harry Belafonte Flip Wilson Richard Pryor Rosalind Cash Roscoe Lee Browne ...
