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Feature film — 1973
Wattstax (1973)
6.81h 38mMusic — Documentary
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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A high-signal pick with 21 votes.
Wolper Productions / Stax Records
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Director: Mel Stuart
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Cast & crew
Richard Pryor
Self
R
Rufus Thomas
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Isaac Hayes
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Melvin Van Peebles
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Kim Weston
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William Bell
Albert King
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Eddie Floyd
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L
Little Milton
Carla Thomas
Erik Kilpatrick
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Ted Lange
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