TY - BOOK ID - 78676619 TI - Race and the revolutionary impulse in The Spook Who Sat by the Door AU - Martin, Michael T AU - Wall, David C AU - Yaquinto, Marilyn AU - Greenlee, Sam PY - 2018 SN - 025303180X 9780253031808 9780253031754 9780253031792 PB - Bloomington, Indiana DB - UniCat KW - African Americans in motion pictures. KW - Race relations in motion pictures. KW - Racism in motion pictures. KW - Motion pictures KW - Afro-Americans in motion pictures KW - Negroes in moving-pictures KW - Race films KW - Spook who sat by the door (Motion picture) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78676619 AB - Ivan Dixon's 1973 film The Spook Who Sat by the Door captures the intensity of social and political upheaval during a volatile period in American history. Based on Sam Greenlee's novel by the same name, the film is a searing portrayal of an American black underclass brought to the brink of revolution. This series of critical essays situates the film in its social, political, and cinematic contexts and presents a wealth of related materials, including an extensive interview with Sam Greenlee, the original United Artists' press kit, numerous stills from the film, and a transcription of the screenplay. This fascinating examination of a revolutionary work foregrounds issues of race, class, and social inequality that continue to incite protests and drive political debate ER -