The Spook Who Sat by the Door
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The Spook Who Sat by the Door

"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.

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Cast

  • Lawrence Cook
    Lawrence Cook
    Dan Freeman
  • Janet League
    Janet League
    Joy
  • Paula Kelly
    Paula Kelly
    Dahomey Queen
  • J.A. Preston
    J.A. Preston
    Dawson
  • Paul Butler
    Paul Butler
    Do-Daddy Dean
  • Don Blakely
    Don Blakely
    Stud Davis
  • David Lemieux
    David Lemieux
    Pretty Willie
  • Anthony Ray
    Anthony Ray
    Shorty
  • Colostine Boatwright
    Dancer
  • Byron Morrow
    Byron Morrow
  • Jack Aaron
  • Joseph Mascolo
    Joseph Mascolo
  • Elaine Aiken
    Elaine Aiken
  • Beverly Gill
  • Martin Golar
  • Tom Alderman
  • Stephen Ferry
  • Johnny Williams
    Johnny Williams
  • Doug Johnson
  • Harold Harris
  • Ken Orme
  • Johnnie Johnson III
  • Larry Lawrence

Crew

  • Melvin Clay
    Screenplay
  • Sam Greenlee
    Novel
  • Ivan Dixon
    Ivan Dixon
    Director
  • Sam Greenlee
    Screenplay
  • Michel Hugo
    Director of Photography
  • Sam Greenlee
    Producer
  • Herbie Hancock
    Herbie Hancock
    Original Music Composer
  • Thomas Penick
    Editor
  • A. Leslie Thomas
    Art Direction
  • Cheryal Kearney
    Set Decoration
  • Ivan Dixon
    Ivan Dixon
    Producer
  • Thomas G. Neusom
    Associate Producer
  • Michael Kahn
    Michael Kahn
    Editor
  • Charlie Picerni
    Charlie Picerni
    Stunt Coordinator
  • Bernadine M. Anderson
    Makeup Artist

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