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Verdon Productions Limited & First Artists present

Uptown Saturday Night

directed by Sidney Poitier

“They get funny when you mess with their money.”

19741h 44mPGComedy

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Verdon Productions Limited & First Artists present

Uptown Saturday Night

directed by Sidney Poitier

“They get funny when you mess with their money.”

19741h 44mPGComedy

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§ Synopsis

Comedy · Crime · Action

Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.

§ Keywords

what it's about

robbery gambling ghetto male friendship lottery urban lottery ticket

§ Crew

behind the camera

Director

Writer

Cinematography

Fred J. Koenekamp

Music

§ Cast

8 of 29

Sidney Poitier

as Steve Jackson

Bill Cosby

as Wardell Franklin

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

as Geechie Dan Beauford

Flip Wilson

as The Reverend

Richard Pryor

as Sharp Eye Washington

Calvin Lockhart

Calvin Lockhart

Rosalind Cash

as Sarah Jackson

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

as Congressman Lincoln

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