The Spook Who Sat by the Door
1973, PG, 102 min.
Directed by Ivan Dixon, Starring Larry Cook, Paula Kelly, Janet League, J.A. Preston, Paul Butler.

Actor (Nothing But a Man)-turned director (Trouble Man) Ivan Dixon helms this incendiary Black Power movie about a token CIA recruit who uses his clandestine knowledge to foment the overthrow of white America. The film also features original music by Herbie Hancock.

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