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UPTIGHT (1968) is a remake of John Ford's 1935 film The Informer, set in the gritty streets of 60's Cleveland and directed by Jules Dassin. 💰👥🔪 Days after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Tank Williams (Julian Mayfield) is an unemployed and itinerant steelworker who turns over his militant friend, Johnny (Max Julien) to the police for the $1,000 reward, resulting in an underground all-points bulletin to exact vengeance on the squealer. Legendary director Jules Dassin’s unrelenting directorial pace is complemented by the driving score of Booker T. Jones. Our release is sourced from a 2019 4K scan of the original negative, and is packed with brand new special features - an audio commentary, two interviews, and a video essay. 1500 copies only:
