Up Tight!

1968 film by Jules Dassin
Movie film Q3283885
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Up Tight!

Summary

Up Tight! is a film[1]. Up Tight! ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Up Tight!'s instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Up Tight! was directed by Jules Dassin[4].
  • Jules Dassin wrote the screenplay for Up Tight![5].
  • Ruby Dee wrote the screenplay for Up Tight![6].
  • Julian Mayfield wrote the screenplay for Up Tight![7].
  • Up Tight!'s composer is recorded as Booker T. Jones[8].
  • Up Tight!'s genre is drama film[9].
  • Up Tight!'s genre is blaxploitation film[10].
  • A cast member of Up Tight! was Raymond St. Jacques[11].
  • A cast member of Up Tight! was Ruby Dee[12].
  • A cast member of Up Tight! was Frank Silvera[13].
  • A cast member of Up Tight! was Roscoe Lee Browne[14].
  • A cast member of Up Tight! was Juanita Moore[15].
  • A cast member of Up Tight! was Dick Anthony Williams[16].
  • A cast member of Up Tight! was John Wesley[17].
  • A cast member of Up Tight! was Julian Mayfield[18].
  • A cast member of Up Tight! was Janet MacLachlan[19].
  • Up Tight! was produced by Jules Dassin[20].
  • Up Tight!'s director of photography is recorded as Boris Kaufman[21].
  • The original language of Up Tight! was English[22].
  • Up Tight! was distributed by video on demand[23].
  • Up Tight!'s color is recorded as color[24].
  • Up Tight!'s country of origin is recorded as United States[25].
  • Up Tight! was released on December 28, 1968[26].
  • Up Tight! was released on May 14, 1969[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Up Tight! was produced by Jules Dassin[20]. Up Tight! was directed by Jules Dassin[4]. Screenwriters include Jules Dassin[5], Ruby Dee[6], and Julian Mayfield[7]. Cast members include Raymond St. Jacques[11], Ruby Dee[12], Frank Silvera[13], Roscoe Lee Browne[14], Juanita Moore[15], and Dick Anthony Williams[16].

Publication

Publication dates include December 28, 1968[26], May 14, 1969[27], June 23, 1969[28], October 13, 1969[29], October 31, 1969[30], and November 21, 1969[31]. The original language of Up Tight! was English[22]. Genres include drama film[9] and blaxploitation film[10]. Up Tight! was distributed by video on demand[23].

Why It Matters

Up Tight! ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).[2] Up Tight! has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Up Tight! is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Up Tight!. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/up-tight-q3283885
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_up-tight-q3283885_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Up Tight!}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/up-tight-q3283885}, note = {Accessed: 2026-09-28}}
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  1. 29d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 63748
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 63748, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 203715
    Producer → Jules Dassin
    Publication date → +1968-12-28T00:00:00Z, +1969-05-14T00:00:00Z, +1969-06-23T00:00:00Z +5
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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