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Wattstax
- Director: Mel Stuart
- Producer: Al Bell; Forest Hamilton
CGiii Comment
Tiresome repetition of that bad 'N' word...
If you like this kind of music...then, you will enjoy this preachy, overly religious look at the past.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Documentary with a selection from a non-stop 7-hour musical event at Watts, the Los Angeles Coliseum, August 20, 1972. It's a sort of Woodstock event but with black artists, namely the groups Dramatics, Staple Singers, Rance Allen Group, Emotions, Bar Kays, Mel & Tim.
Cast & Characters
James Alexander as Himself;
Rance Allen as Himself;
Raymond Allen as Himself;
The Bar-Kays as Themselves;
Andre Edwards as Himself;
The Emotions as Themselves;
Isaac Hayes as Himself;
Luther Ingram as Himself;
Jesse Jackson as Himself;
Erik Kilpatrick as Himself;
Albert King as Himself;
Ted Lange as Himself;
Little Milton as Himself;
Richard Pryor as Himself;
Mavis Staples as Herself