Summary
Uptown Saturday Night is an American film comedy first released in 1974,
directed by Sidney Poitier.
The film stars Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte, Flip Wilson and Richard Pryor.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Sidney Poitier
- Script: Richard Wesley
- Photo: Fred J. Koenekamp
- Music: Tom Scott
- Cast: Sidney Poitier (Steve Jackson), Bill Cosby (Wardell Franklin), Harry Belafonte (Geechie Dan Beauford), Flip Wilson (The Reverend), Richard Pryor (Sharp Eye Washington), Calvin Lockhart (Silky Slim), Rosalind Cash (Sarah Jackson), Roscoe Lee Browne (Congressman Lincoln), Paula Kelly (Leggy Peggy), Lee Chamberlin (Madame Zenobia), Johnny Sekka (Geechie’s Henchman), Lincoln Kilpatrick (Slim’s Henchman #1), Ketty Lester (Irma Franklin), Don Marshall (Slim’s Henchman #2), Harold Nicholas (Little Seymour Pettigrew), Cyril Poitier, Lance Taylor Sr., Jophery C. Brown (Geechie Dan henchman), Stevie Mack (Church Member), Gene McDaniels (Member of the Choir), Ray Parker Jr. (Ray), George Reynolds (Big Percy), Richard Warren (Driver)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 104 min
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