Wattstax
(1973)
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Synopsis
Filmed record of a benefit concert staged in 1972 at the L.A. Coliseum, punctuated by interviews with residents of L.A.'s Watts neighborhood and monologues from Richard Pryor. Music acts include the Dramatics, the Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, Kim Weston, Jimmy Jones, Albert King, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas and Luther Ingram. Directed by Mel Stuart.
Directors
Mel Stuart, Richard Pryor, The Dramatics, The Staple Singers, Albert King, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Isaac Hayes, Jimmy Jones, Jesse Jackson, The Retrosettes Sister Group, William Bell, Eddie Floyd, Frederick Knight, Roebuck "Pops" Staples, John A. Alonzo, Al Bell, Larry Clark, Robert Grant, Robert K. Lambert, Roy Lewis, Robert Marks, Mel Stuart, David L. Wolper, Larry Shaw, David L. Wolper
Production year
1973
Rating
R
Studio
Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.
Runtime
102 minutes
Cast
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