Film · 1973

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

Name: The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Director: Ivan Dixon
Genre: Action, Drama, Crime, War
Released: 1973-09-21

102 min · Directed by Ivan Dixon · PG

Action Drama Crime War

6.333
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Their first mistake was letting him in. Their biggest mistake was letting him out!

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

Cast

Lawrence Cook

Dan Freeman

Janet League

Joy

Paula Kelly

Dahomey Queen

J.A. Preston

Dawson

Paul Butler

Do-Daddy Dean

Don Blakely

Stud Davis

David Lemieux

Pretty Willie

Anthony Ray

Shorty

C

Colostine Boatwright

Dancer

Byron Morrow

J

Jack Aaron

Joseph Mascolo

Elaine Aiken

Beverly Gill

Martin Golar

Tom Alderman

Stephen Ferry

Johnny Williams

Doug Johnson

Harold Harris

Ken Orme

Johnnie Johnson III

Larry Lawrence

Crew

Director: Ivan Dixon
Producer: Sam Greenlee, Ivan Dixon
Writer: Sam Greenlee, Melvin Clay
Editor: Michael Kahn, Thomas Penick
Cinematography: Michel Hugo
Art Direction: A. Leslie Thomas
Composer: Herbie Hancock
Makeup: Bernadine M. Anderson
Stunts: Charlie Picerni

Details

Studios: Bokari
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Certification: PG
Release: September 21, 1973

Themes

central intelligence agency (cia)blaxploitation cinemaracism

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