Filmmaker Jules Dassin collaborated with Ruby Dee and Julian Mayfield on Uptight, a 1968 film noir about Black revolution, set against the backdrop of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination. Dassin, a blacklisted American exile, made the film after returning to the US from Greece, sparking government attention. The FBI closely monitored the production, even recruiting crew members as moles.
Elective Vicissitudes: The Radical Exiles of Jules Dassin
This gritty film noir explores the tumultuous Black revolution in the aftermath of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s tragic assassination in 1968, featuring powerful performances from Ruby Dee and Julian Mayfield.
