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

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

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

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

6.276/10

Release Date

21 September 1973

Country

United States of America

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

Colostine Boatwright

Dancer

Byron Morrow

Byron Morrow

Jack Aaron

Jack Aaron

Joseph Mascolo

Joseph Mascolo

Elaine Aiken

Elaine Aiken

Beverly Gill

Beverly Gill

Martin Golar

Martin Golar

Tom Alderman

Tom Alderman

Stephen Ferry

Stephen Ferry

Johnny Williams

Johnny Williams

Doug Johnson

Doug Johnson

Harold Harris

Harold Harris

Ken Orme

Ken Orme

Johnnie Johnson III

Johnnie Johnson III

Larry Lawrence

Larry Lawrence

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