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Wattstax (1973)

Movie"100,000 brothers and sisters turning onto being black... and telling it like it is!"
Audience Score
68
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R 1 hr 38 minFeb 4th, 1973Documentary, Music
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.
StarringRichard PryorRufus ThomasIsaac Hayes
DirectorMel Stuart

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:February 4th, 1973 - Buy Tickets
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Al Bell, David L. Wolper
Production Companies:Wolper Productions, Stax Records
Movie Tags:
concertmusicallos angeles, californiablack peoplerace politicswoodstock, new yorkwatts riots