Uptown Saturday Night

Uptown Saturday Night

6.2IMDb Score
Released:1974-07-26
Duration:104 min
Director:Sidney Poitier
Actors:Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor
Production:Verdon Productions Limited, First Artists, Warner Bros. Pictures

Overview:

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

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