The Spook Who Sat by the Door

Movie

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

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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Genre
Drama, Action, Crime
Black Cast
Don Blakely, Ivan Dixon, J.A. Preston, Janet League, Lawrence Cook, Paul Butler, Paula Kelly
Release Date
September 21, 1973
Runtime
1h42m
Rating
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (tt0070726) on IMDb
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