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6.7/10 • 16

1973-02-041h 38m

MusicDocumentary

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

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.

Directors
Mel Stuart
Editors
David Newhouse

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Richard Pryor

    Richard Pryor

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  2. Rufus Thomas

    Rufus Thomas

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  3. Isaac Hayes

    Isaac Hayes

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  4. Melvin Van Peebles

    Melvin Van Peebles

    Self

  5. Kim Weston

    Kim Weston

  6. William Bell

    William Bell

  7. Albert King

    Albert King

    Self

  8. Eddie Floyd

    Eddie Floyd

  9. Little Milton

    Little Milton

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
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Keywords
concertblack peoplerace politicsmusicalwoodstock, new yorkwatts riotslos angeles, california