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Wattstax(1973)

100,000 brothers and sisters turning onto being black... and telling it like it is!

6.7(20)1h 38m1973-02-04

MusicDocumentary

Overview

A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage from the concert with footage of the living conditions in the current-day Watts neighborhood.

Director:: Mel Stuart
Producers:: Mel Stuart, Larry Shaw
Cinematographer:: Larry Clark
Production:: Wolper Productions, Stax Records
Status:: Released

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Cast

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Self

Rufus Thomas

Rufus Thomas

Self

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

Self

Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

Self

Kim Weston

Kim Weston

William Bell

William Bell

Albert King

Albert King

Self

Eddie Floyd

Eddie Floyd

Self

Little Milton

Little Milton

Carla Thomas

Carla Thomas

Erik Kilpatrick

Erik Kilpatrick

Self

Ted Lange

Ted Lange

Self