"A man on the run. A life at stake. A people about to explode." 28 December 1968 Drama, Thriller 104 mins
Set against the backdrop of a community mourning the recent MLK assassination, Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.
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Julian Mayfield as Tank Williams
Raymond St. Jacques as B.G.
Ruby Dee as Laurie
Frank Silvera as Kyle
Roscoe Lee Browne as Clarence
Janet MacLachlan as Jeannie
Max Julien as Johnny Wells
Juanita Moore as Mama Wells
Dick Anthony Williams as Corbin
Michael Baseleon as Teddy
John Wesley as Larry
Ji-Tu Cumbuka as Rick
Ketty Lester as Alma
Robert DoQui as Street Speaker
James McEachin as Mello
Ruby Dee Writer
Liam O'Flaherty Novel
Jules Dassin Director
Jules Dassin Writer
Julian Mayfield Writer
Booker T. Jones Original Music Composer
Robert Lawrence Editor
Theoni V. Aldredge Costume Design
Ray Moyer Set Decoration
Boris Kaufman Director of Photography
Alexandre Trauner Production Design
Andrew J. Durkus Unit Production Manager
William W. Gray Production Manager
Cleo Anton Script Supervisor
Terry Kellum Sound Recordist
David Forrest Sound Recordist
United States 28 December 1968
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15 August 1968
Vellaiya is falsely accused of murder. On the other hand, Rani, a rich girl, struggles after the sudden demise of her father.
13 March 1968
Adaptation of a short story by Michał Lermontow. Forces stationed in the Caucasus. Lieutenant Wulicz is a fatalist.
13 March 1968
Centring on the legend of the four ancient Chinese heroines, the film was a novelty for audiences at the time, as the singing performance was in Cantonese and used huangmei operatic rhythms—a popular trend in the 1960s, yet it retained traditional flavours by using operatic luogu percussion in the battle scenes.
01 January 1968
"In my film I suggest that there is no greater mystery than that of the protagonists. War and Love are simply equated for what they are; the aftermath is inevitable, and a normal human condition, for which like the ancients one can only have pity and understanding.
12 January 1968
Walter Bergman is a boring old travel agent. One day while away on a business trip, he starts hanging out with a group of young swingers.
02 April 1968
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
01 January 1968
A BAFTA award winning documentary looking at bilharzia - a disease that affects some 200 million people worldwide.
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