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Uptown Saturday Night (1974)

They get funny when you mess with their money.

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 44M

Director : Sidney Poitier

Synopsis

Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.

Actors

Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Steve Jackson
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
Wardell Franklin
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Geechie Dan Beauford
Flip Wilson
Flip Wilson
The Reverend
Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
Sharp Eye Washington
Calvin Lockhart
Calvin Lockhart
Silky Slim
Rosalind Cash
Rosalind Cash
Sarah Jackson
Roscoe Lee Browne
Roscoe Lee Browne
Congressman Lincoln
Paula Kelly
Paula Kelly
Leggy Peggy
Lee Chamberlin
Lee Chamberlin
Madame Zenobia
Johnny Sekka
Johnny Sekka
Geechie's Henchman
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Slim's Henchman #1
Ketty Lester
Ketty Lester
Irma
Don Marshall
Don Marshall
Slim's Henchman #2
Harold Nicholas
Harold Nicholas
Little Seymour
Jophery C. Brown
Jophery C. Brown
Geechie Dan's Henchman (uncredited)
Juanita Brown
Juanita Brown
Congressman Lincoln's Receptionist (uncredited)
Morris Buchanan
Morris Buchanan
Waldorf Patron (uncredited)
Richard L. Duran
Richard L. Duran
Waldorf Patron (uncredited)
Paul Harris
Paul Harris
Police Officer (uncredited)
Stevie Mack
Stevie Mack
Church Member (uncredited)
Earl Maynard
Earl Maynard
Waldorf Bartender (uncredited)
Gene McDaniels
Gene McDaniels
Member of the Choir (uncredited)
Marie O'Henry
Marie O'Henry
Girl at Robbery Scene (uncredited)
Ray Parker, Jr.
Ray Parker, Jr.
Ray (uncredited)
Stack Pierce
Stack Pierce
Gambler in Tuxedo (uncredited)
Cyril Poitier
Cyril Poitier
Rock (uncredited)
George Reynolds
George Reynolds
Big Percy (uncredited)
Richard Warren
Richard Warren
Driver (uncredited)

Crews

Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Director
Richard Wesley
Richard Wesley
Writer
Melville Tucker
Melville Tucker
Producer
Pembroke J. Herring
Pembroke J. Herring
Associate Producer
Tom Scott
Tom Scott
Original Music Composer
Fred J. Koenekamp
Fred J. Koenekamp
Director of Photography
Pembroke J. Herring
Pembroke J. Herring
Editor
Alfred Sweeney
Alfred Sweeney
Production Design
Robert De Vestel
Robert De Vestel
Set Decoration
Monty Westmore
Monty Westmore
Makeup Artist
Mickey McCardle
Mickey McCardle
Production Manager
William Ladd Skinner
William Ladd Skinner
Set Designer

Trailers and other movies

Uptown Saturday Night (1974) Official Trailer - Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier Movie HD

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