Wattstax

1973·1h 38m·Music·Documentary

Wattstax

6.9/ 10 · 19 votes

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

Directed by Mel Stuart

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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 Pryor

Richard Pryor

Self

R

Rufus Thomas

Self

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

Self

Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

Self

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Kim Weston

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William Bell

Albert King

Albert King

Self

E

Eddie Floyd

Self

Crew

Director

Mel Stuart

Director of Photography

John A. Alonzo

Editor

David E. Blewitt

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StatusReleasedRelease Date1973-02-04Runtime1h 38mLanguageEN

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