The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)
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Their first mistake was letting him in. Their biggest mistake was letting him out!
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A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.
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Directed by: Ivan Dixon, Michel Hugo
Produced by: Sam Greenlee, Ivan Dixon, Thomas G. Neusom
Composed by: Herbie Hancock
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