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Wattstax
MusicDocumentary

WATTSTAX

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

19731h 38m6.9 TMDb

Directed by Mel Stuart

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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.

Cast

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Self

Rufus Thomas

Rufus Thomas

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Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

Self

Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

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Kim Weston

Kim Weston

William Bell

William Bell

Albert King

Albert King

Self

Eddie Floyd

Eddie Floyd

Self

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion5
Complexity7.5
Humor5
Realism8.2
Action5
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • people who enjoy learning through film

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • those looking for narrative fiction

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