The Spook Who Sat by the Door

Based On the book by Sam Greenlee

The Spook Who Sat by the Door is a 1973 action crime–drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Sam Greenlee. It is both a satire of the civil rights struggle in the United States of the late 1960s and a serious attempt to focus on the issue of Black militancy. Dan Freeman, the titular protagonist, is enlisted by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in its elitist espionage program, becoming its token Black person. After mastering agency tactics, however, he becomes disillusioned and drops out to train young Black people in Chicago to become "Freedom Fighters".

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Release date:

1973

Director:

Ivan Dixon

Cast:

Lawrence Cook, Paula Kelly, J. A. Preston

Genre:

Spy

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1973 in adaptations