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The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)
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"Their first mistake was letting him in. Their biggest mistake was letting him out!"
Audience
Score
63
PG
1 hr 42 min
Sep 21st, 1973
Drama
,
Action
,
Crime
,
War
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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 Revolution.
Starring
Lawrence Cook
Janet League
Paula Kelly
Director
Ivan Dixon
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Movie Details
Theatrical Release:
September 21st, 1973
On DVD & Blu-ray:
January 27th, 2004
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Original Language:
English
Production Companies:
Bokari
Movie Tags:
racism
central intelligence agency (cia)
blaxploitation cinema
Cast & Crew
L
Lawrence Cook
as Dan Freeman
J
Janet League
as Joy
P
Paula Kelly
as Dahomey Queen
J
J.A. Preston
as Dawson
P
Paul Butler
as Do-Daddy Dean
D
Don Blakely
as Stud Davis
I
Ivan Dixon
Director
S
Sam Greenlee
Screenplay
M
Melvin Clay
Screenplay
S
Sam Greenlee
Novel
H
Herbie Hancock
Original Music Composer
M
Michel Hugo
Director of Photography
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