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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 (first published in the United Kingdom by Allison and Busby after being rejected by American publishers).
- Ivan Dixon, Sam Greenlee
- Herbie Hancock
- September 21, 1973
Dec 23, 1981 · The Spook Who Sat by the Door: Directed by Ivan Dixon. With Lawrence Cook, Janet League, Paula Kelly, J.A. Preston. A black man plays 'uncle Tom' in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American revolt.
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- Ivan Dixon
- PG
- Action, Drama, Crime
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1969), by Sam Greenlee, is the fictional story of Dan Freeman, the first black CIA officer, and of the CIA's history of training persons and political groups who later used their specialised training in gathering intelligence, political subversion, and guerrilla warfare against the CIA.
- Sam Greenlee
- United States
- 1969
- 182
664 reviews 48 followers. August 17, 2017. The Spook Who Sat by the Door tells the story of Dan Freeman, an intelligent and 'naturally athletic' man from the ghetto who becomes the first black CIA agent, then resigns and returns home to Chicago to work with what would now be called 'at risk' youth.
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- Paperback
- Sam Greenlee
The Spook Who Sat by the Door. A former CIA agent (Lawrence Cook) organizes black teenagers into well-trained guerrilla bands bent on overthrowing the white establishment.
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- Ivan Dixon
- PG
- Lawrence Cook
Jul 20, 2018 · Ivan Dixon’s 1973 film, “ The Spook Who Sat by the Door ,” which is playing at Metrograph from Friday through Sunday (it’s also on DVD and streaming), is a political fiction, based on a...
Summaries. A black man plays 'uncle Tom' in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American revolt. In order to improve his standing with Black voters, a White Senator starts a campaign for the CIA to recruit Black agents.
