Wattstax

Wattstax

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

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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.

Cast

Richard PryorRichard PryorSelf
Rufus ThomasSelf
Isaac HayesIsaac HayesSelf
Melvin Van PeeblesMelvin Van PeeblesSelf
Kim Weston
William Bell
Albert KingAlbert KingSelf
Eddie FloydSelf
Little Milton
Carla ThomasCarla Thomas
Erik KilpatrickErik KilpatrickSelf
Ted LangeTed LangeSelf

Crew

DirectorMel Stuart

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Details

Release DateFebruary 4, 1973
LanguagesEnglish
StudiosWolper Productions, Stax Records
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