Julian Mayfield

Writing

June 6, 1928 — October 20, 1984

2 movies

Biography

Julian Hudson Mayfield was an African-American novelist, playwright and civil rights leader who advocated for black power. He is known for Uptight (1968).

🎬 Julian Mayfield's Filmography

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6.8

Set against the backdrop of a community mourning the recent MLK assassination, Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.

Uptight

1968

6.3

A British woman marries an American writer in spite of her family's disapproval and goes to live with him on a tropical island.

Virgin Island

1959