Comedy ·Crime ·Action · United States of America · 1974 · 1h 44m

Uptown Saturday Night

Uptown Saturday Night poster
Director
Sidney Poitier
Cast
Sidney Poitier as Steve Jackson Bill Cosby as Wardell Franklin Harry Belafonte as Geechie Dan Beauford Flip Wilson as The Reverend Richard Pryor as Sharp Eye Washington Calvin Lockhart as Silky Slim
Crew
Fred J. Koenekamp — Director of Photography Pembroke J. Herring — Editor Tom Scott — Original Music Composer Richard Wesley — Writer Melville Tucker — Producer Alfred Sweeney — Production Design
Tagline

They get funny when you mess with their money.

Synopsis

Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.

Trailer Uptown Saturday Night — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
robberygamblingghettomale friendshiplotteryurbanlottery ticket
Key Collaborators
Sidney Poitier Director Fred J. Koenekamp Director of Photography Pembroke J. Herring Editor Tom Scott Original Music Composer Richard Wesley Writer Melville Tucker Producer Alfred Sweeney Production Design
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