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The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)

"In order to improve his standing with Black voters, a White Senator starts a campaign for the CIA to recruit Black agents. However, all are graded on a curve and doomed to fail, save for a soft-spoken veteran named Dan Freeman. After grueling training in guerrilla warfare, clandestine operations and unarmed combat, he is assigned a meager job as the CIA's token Black employee. After five years of racist and stereotyped treatment by his superiors, he quietly resigns to return to his native Chicago to work for a social services agency...by day. By night, he trains a street gang to be the vanguard in an upcoming race war, using all that the CIA has taught him..." -imdb.com
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maingy
Posted 2 days ago
black gurilla monky?
Superfly
Posted 29 days ago
This is without a doubt a defining monolith of Black expression and hope of the 1970's. The degree of cinematic excellence is overshadowed by a clever, yet cryptic title. Each scene builds upon the eternal need of freedom.
Nori Aja
Posted 61 days ago
When I read the book for the first time. My eyes were glued. I read it in 3 hours. The movie is not far behind> shhhiitt this is what need to be doing for real.
Carmel Sidekick
Posted 95 days ago
Wow, what a movie, Its been lost for years and here it is! a rare treat , Blaxplotation at its very finest. I wonder what other treats will be added here soon, You have a longtime fan.
Amazing movie too, Well acted , and very racist, like many of the pictures of the era.
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Posted 118 days ago
This movie was banned in the USA for 20 years!