The Spook Who Sat by the Door

GPTKB entity

Statements (100)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_Fleischer
gptkb:I’m_Gonna_Git_You_Sucka
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film
gptkbp:allows banned in some schools
gptkbp:author gptkb:Sam_Greenlee
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
gptkbp:based_on novel by Sam Greenlee
gptkbp:box_office $1 million
gptkbp:character_arc from complacency to activism
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:Dan_Freeman's_transformation
gptkbp:character_relationships personal vs societal expectations
complex dynamics among characters
gptkbp:conflict internal and external struggles
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception controversial
mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired discussions on race and identity
inspired activism.
gptkbp:cultural_references gptkb:television_series
gptkb:literary_work
gptkb:artwork
hip hop music
gptkbp:cultural_significance reflects societal issues of the time
gptkbp:depicts African American activism
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Ivan_Dixon
gptkbp:director gptkb:Ivan_Dixon
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Michael_L._Smith
gptkbp:features gptkb:CEO
urban guerrilla warfare
gptkbp:genre gptkb:political_organization
gptkb:High_School
political fiction
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:historical_impact highlighted racial tensions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Spook Who Sat by the Door
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Black_Power_movement
gptkbp:influenced Black cinema
subsequent works on race and politics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Black_Power_Movement
African American literature
Vietnam War protests
social upheaval of the 1960s
gptkbp:inspiration real-life events
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:documentaries
academic studies
film analysis
gptkbp:is_available_on gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
gptkbp:is_critical_for examined for its social commentary
gptkbp:is_motivated_by desire for change
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-8032-9420-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy considered a classic in African American literature
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Dan_Freeman
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:motif gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Herbie_Hancock
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
gptkbp:narrative_theme struggle against oppression
gptkbp:notable_appearance gptkb:organization
strategic planning
final confrontation
community mobilization
training montage
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:historical_event
cultural impact
controversial subject matter
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The only way to change the system is to become part of it.”
gptkbp:page_count 192
gptkbp:plot CIA agent becomes a revolutionary.
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Ivan_Dixon
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1969
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Holt,_Rinehart_and_Winston
gptkbp:reader_demographic polarizing opinions
gptkbp:release_date April 1973
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1973
gptkbp:released gptkb:1973
gptkbp:role agent and revolutionary
gptkbp:runtime 102 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Sam_Greenlee
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:significance explores themes of empowerment
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Rudy_Challenger
gptkb:Paul_Butler
gptkb:Lawrence_Hilton-Jacobs
gptkb:J._A._Preston
gptkbp:stations mixed reviews
gptkbp:style satirical
gptkbp:symbolism the door
gptkbp:thematic_element identity and resistance
gptkbp:theme race relations
gptkbp:themes gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:battle
race relations
gptkbp:writer gptkb:Sam_Greenlee