Set against the backdrop of a community mourning the recent MLK assassination, Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.
Cast
Julian Mayfield
Tank Williams
Raymond St. Jacques
B.G.
Ruby Dee
Laurie
Frank Silvera
Kyle
Roscoe Lee Browne
Clarence
Janet MacLachlan
Jeannie
Max Julien
Johnny Wells
Juanita Moore
Mama Wells
Dick Anthony Williams
Corbin
Michael Baseleon
Teddy
John Wesley
Larry
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Rick
Ketty Lester
Alma
Robert DoQui
Street Speaker
James McEachin
Mello
Kirk Kirksey
Unknown
L. Errol Jaye
Unknown
Isabel Cooley
Unknown
Alice Childress
Unknown
Van Kirksey
Unknown
David Moody
Unknown
Mello Alexandria
Unknown
Vernett Allen
Ralph (uncredited)
Leon Bibb
Mr. Oakley (uncredited)
Lovyss Bradley
Society Woman at Arcade (uncredited)
Anthony Chisholm
(uncredited)
William Elliott
Revolutionary (uncredited)
Joel Fluellen
Kyle's Associate (uncredited)
Leonard Jackson
Mr. Oakley (uncredited)
Alan Oppenheimer
Unctuous Man in Arcade (uncredited)
Lonny Stevens
(uncredited)
Bill Walker
Bartender (uncredited)
Marvin Walters
Policeman (uncredited)
Jesse Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Jules Dassin
Director, Writer, Producer
Ruby Dee
Writer
Julian Mayfield
Writer
Liam O'Flaherty
Novel
Robert Lawrence
Editor
Boris Kaufman
Director of Photography
Marty Hornstein
Assistant Director
Jim Di Gangi
Associate Producer
Alexandre Trauner
Production Design
Alfred Lebovitz
Camera Operator
Bernice Pontrelli
Wardrobe Master
Lambert Marks
Wardrobe Master
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
Jené Bodell
Hairstylist
Elizabeth Searcy
Hairstylist
Robert Sidell
Makeup Artist
Terry Kellum
Sound Recordist
David Forrest
Sound Recordist
Booker T. Jones
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Earl Robinson
Music Coordinator
Ernest Phillips
Standby Painter
Ray Moyer
Set Decoration
Cleo Anton
Script Supervisor
Marvin Walters
Stunts
Joseph Musso
Production Illustrator
William W. Gray
Production Manager
Cassius Weathersby
Production Manager
Andrew J. Durkus
Unit Production Manager
Faith Hubley
Title Designer
John Hubley
Title Designer
Phillip Bennett
Art Direction
