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Wattstax
Wattstax

Wattstax

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

Genres

MusicDocumentary

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

04 February 1973

Country

United States of America

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

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Self (uncredited)

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