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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).
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.
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- Action, Drama, Crime
- Ivan Dixon
- 1981-12-23
A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.
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A black CIA operative uses his agency training to plot a revolution to overthrow the white power structure. Lawrence Cook, Paula Kelly. Ivan Dixon directed. Adapted from a novel by Sam Greenlee.
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A former CIA agent (Lawrence Cook) organizes black teenagers into well-trained guerrilla bands bent on overthrowing the white establishment.
- (13)
- Drama
- PG
