Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song poster

Feature film — 1971

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)

5.11h 38mAction — Crime — Drama — Thriller

After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.

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A high-signal pick with 123 votes.

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Director: Melvin Van Peebles

On screen

Cast & crew

Melvin Van Peebles as Sweetback

Melvin Van Peebles

Sweetback

Simon Chuckster as Beetle

Simon Chuckster

Beetle

Mario Van Peebles as Young Sweetback

Mario Van Peebles

Young Sweetback

John Dullaghan as Commissioner

John Dullaghan

Commissioner

John Amos as Biker

John Amos

Biker

Lavelle Roby as

Lavelle Roby

Rhetta Hughes as Old Girlfriend

Rhetta Hughes

Old Girlfriend

Norman Fields as

Norman Fields

J

Joe Tornatore

M

Mikel Angel

William Kirschner as

William Kirschner

Vincent Barbi as

Vincent Barbi

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