Original title: The Spook Who Sat by the Door

Based on Sam Greenlee’s novel, the political thriller The Spook Who Sat by the Door is one of the most provocative American independent films of the 1970s. The story follows the CIA's first Black agent, recruited through a political program designed merely for appearances by a white senator seeking reelection. The agent, in turn, uses the training he received to return to his Chicago neighborhood and form a Black revolutionary army.

  • Duration: 102’
  • Production year: 1973
  • Country: US
  • Language: EN Subtitles: PT

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