The Spook Who Sat by the Door

The Spook Who Sat by the Door
1973ActionDramaCrime102 mins
★★★★★

Plot

A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.

  • Ivan Dixon

    Director

  • Sam Greenlee

    Screenplay

  • Melvin Clay

    Screenplay

  • Sam Greenlee

    Novel

  • Michel Hugo

    Director of Photography

  • Michael Kahn

    Editor

  • Thomas Penick

    Editor

  • Lawrence Cook

    Dan Freeman

  • Janet League

    Joy

  • Paula Kelly

    Dahomey Queen

  • J.A. Preston

    Dawson

  • Paul Butler

    Do-Daddy Dean

  • Don Blakely

    Stud Davis

  • David Lemieux

    Pretty Willie

  • Anthony Ray

    Shorty

  • Colostine Boatwright

    Dancer

  • Byron Morrow

  • Jack Aaron

  • Joseph Mascolo

  • Elaine Aiken

  • Beverly Gill

  • Martin Golar

  • Tom Alderman

  • Stephen Ferry

  • Johnny Williams

  • Doug Johnson

  • Harold Harris

  • Ken Orme

  • Johnnie Johnson III

  • Larry Lawrence

    • Runtime

    102 minutes

    Released

    1973-09-21

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Bokari

    Sound

  • Herbie Hancock

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    80 days ago

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