The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Sep 21, 1973 | IMDB 6.3
102 min Watch NowAction, Drama, Crime, War
A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.
Action, Drama, Crime, War
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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