Action ·Drama ·Crime ·War · United States of America · 1973 · 1h 42m

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

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Director
Ivan Dixon
Cast
Lawrence Cook as Dan Freeman Janet League as Joy Paula Kelly as Dahomey Queen J.A. Preston as Dawson Paul Butler as Do-Daddy Dean Don Blakely as Stud Davis
Crew
Michel Hugo — Director of Photography Thomas Penick — Editor Michael Kahn — Editor Herbie Hancock — Original Music Composer Melvin Clay — Screenplay Sam Greenlee — Screenplay
Tagline

Their first mistake was letting him in. Their biggest mistake was letting him out!

Synopsis

A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.

Trailer The Spook Who Sat by the Door — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
central intelligence agency (cia)blaxploitation cinemaracism
Key Collaborators
Ivan Dixon Director Michel Hugo Director of Photography Thomas Penick Editor Michael Kahn Editor Herbie Hancock Original Music Composer Melvin Clay Screenplay Sam Greenlee Screenplay Sam Greenlee Novel Sam Greenlee Producer Ivan Dixon Producer
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