The spook who sat by the door / a Bokari Ltd. production ; director, Ivan Dixon ; producers, Ivan Dixon, Sam Greenlee ; screenplay, Sam Greenlee, Melvin Clay.

"Dan Freeman,.. is enlisted in the CIA's elitist espionage program as its first Black agent. Upon mastering agency tactics, he returns home to Chicago with a mission to train street gangs as "Freedom Fighters." Quickly they become experts in urban guerrilla warfare and plan to launch a war against t...

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Main Author: Hancock, Herbie, 1940- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Bokari, Ltd, Monarch Home Video (Firm), Obsidian Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Cook, Lawrence, 1930-2003 (Actor), Aaron, Jack (Actor), Blakely, Don, -2004 (Actor), Butler, Paul, 1952- (Actor), Kelly, Paula (Actor), Dixon, Ivan, 1931-2008 (Producer), Clay, Melvin (Screenwriter), Hugo, Michel (Cinematographer), Kahn, Michael, 1935- (Film editor), Greenlee, Sam, 1930-2014
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Monarch Home Video : Obsidian Home Entertainment, 2004.
Edition:Thirtieth anniversary edition.
Series:Obsidian gold series.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
African American political activists > Drama.
Revolutionaries > United States > Drama.
Feature films.
Blaxploitation films.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Blaxploitation films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
"Dan Freeman,.. is enlisted in the CIA's elitist espionage program as its first Black agent. Upon mastering agency tactics, he returns home to Chicago with a mission to train street gangs as "Freedom Fighters." Quickly they become experts in urban guerrilla warfare and plan to launch a war against the white power structure in every major US city."--Container.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1973.
Based on the novel by Sam Greenlee.
Special features: Introduction by USA today columnist DeWayne Wickham ; One on one with writer Sam Greenlee ; Robert Townsend commentary.
DVD Videorecording.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PS3557.R396 S63 2004 VideoDVD
AQ1 D0038202 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rated: PG.
Credits:Music, Herbie Hancock ; photography, Michel Hugo ; editor, Michael Kahn.
System Details:DVD.
Participant or Performer:
Lawrence Cook, Jack Aaron, Don Blakely, Paul Butler, Paula Kelly.