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Feb 11, 2012 · A 1973 Revolutionary Black Film Based On The Novel Of The Same Name By Sam Greenlee.
- 103 min
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- TheOriginator100
The Spook Who Sat By The Door - 1973 - Full Movie - Lawrence Cook/Paula Kelly - Drama - 16:9 HD. A very controversial movie this one - based on an equally controversial book.
- 102 min
- 66
- PaulF
Jan 23, 2013 · The Spook Who Sat by the Door is a 1973 film based on the novel of the same name by Sam Greenlee. It is both a satire of the civil rights struggle in the United States of the late...
- 103 min
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- All Eyes On Media
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
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).
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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Aug 20, 2022 · Overlooked at the time in the midst of the blaxploitation cycle, Ivan Dixon's film challenges both the genre conventions and political status quo of American cinema. A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.