Wattstax
Wattstax

Movie·1973·1h 38m

Wattstax

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

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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.

Producer

Mel Stuart, Larry Shaw

Cinematography

Larry Clark

Editor

Robert K. Lambert

Themes

concertrace politicsmusicalwoodstock, new yorkwatts riotslos angeles, california

Production House

Wolper Productions
Stax Records

Audience Score

70%

18 votes

Skip10%
Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection29%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Self

Rufus Thomas

Self

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

Self

Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

Self

Kim Weston

William Bell

Albert King

Albert King

Self

Eddie Floyd

Self

Little Milton

Carla Thomas

Carla Thomas

Erik Kilpatrick

Erik Kilpatrick

Self

Ted Lange

Ted Lange

Self

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Self (uncredited)

Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Self

// crew

Crew

Mel Stuart

Mel Stuart

Producer, Director

Larry Shaw

Producer

Robert K. Lambert

Editor

Larry Clark

Larry Clark

Director of Photography

David E. Blewitt

Editor

David Myers

David Myers

Director of Photography

Roderick Young

Director of Photography

David Newhouse

Editor

John A. Alonzo

John A. Alonzo

Director of Photography

José Louis Mignone

Director of Photography

David L. Wolper

David L. Wolper

Executive Producer

Al Bell

Executive Producer

Robert Marks

Director of Photography

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