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Uptown Saturday Night

Uptown Saturday Night

They get funny when you mess with their money.

19746.11h 44m

Overview

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

Directed by Sidney Poitier
Written by Richard Wesley
Produced by Melville Tucker
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $6.7M

Top Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Steve Jackson

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

Wardell Franklin

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Geechie Dan Beauford

Flip Wilson

Flip Wilson

The Reverend

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Sharp Eye Washington

Calvin Lockhart

Calvin Lockhart

Silky Slim

Rosalind Cash

Rosalind Cash

Sarah Jackson

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

Congressman Lincoln

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

Leggy Peggy

Lee Chamberlin

Lee Chamberlin

Madame Zenobia

Themes & Keywords

robberygamblingghettomale friendshiplotteryurbanlottery ticket

About Uptown Saturday Night

Uptown Saturday Night is a comedy, crime, action film released in 1974 exploring themes of robbery, gambling, ghetto, male friendship, lottery, urban. Directed by Sidney Poitier, it stars Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte. Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.

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