The Spook Who Sat by the Door

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

102 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, War | Sept. 21, 1973

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

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

102 mins | Drama, Crime, Action, War | Sept. 21, 1973

The Spook Who Sat by the Door
A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers
Original title The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Directors Ivan Dixon
Writers Melvin Clay, Sam Greenlee

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

David Lemieux

as Pretty Willie

Anthony Ray

as Shorty