The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973) [PG]
Featuring:
Lawrence Cook, Janet League, Paula Kelly
Written by:
Sam Greenlee
Melvin Clay
Directed by:
Ivan Dixon
Release Date:
September 21, 1973
Original Title:
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Genres:
Action | Crime | Drama | War
Production Companies:
Bokari
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: PG
Runtime: 102
Their first mistake was letting him in. Their biggest mistake was letting him out!
A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.
In order to improve his standing with Black voters, a White Senator starts a campaign for the CIA to recruit Black agents. However, all are graded on a curve and doomed to fail, save for a soft-spoken veteran named Dan Freeman. After grueling training in guerrilla warfare, clandestine operations and unarmed combat, he is assigned a meager job as the CIA's token Black employee. After five years of racist and stereotyped treatment by his superiors, he quietly resigns to return to his native Chicago to work for a social services agency...by day. By night, he trains a street gang to be the vanguard in an upcoming race war, using all that the CIA has taught him...
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