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Cast

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Self

Rufus Thomas

Rufus Thomas

Self

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

Self

Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

Self

Kim Weston

Kim Weston

William Bell

William Bell

Albert King

Albert King

Self

Eddie Floyd

Eddie Floyd

Self

Little Milton

Little Milton

Carla Thomas

Carla Thomas

Erik Kilpatrick

Erik Kilpatrick

Self

Ted Lange

Ted Lange

Self

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Self (uncredited)

Crew

Mel Stuart

Mel Stuart

Director

Mel Stuart

Mel Stuart

Producer

Larry Shaw

Larry Shaw

Producer

Larry Clark

Larry Clark

Director of Photography

Al Bell

Al Bell

Executive Producer

David Newhouse

David Newhouse

Editor

David E. Blewitt

David E. Blewitt

Editor

David L. Wolper

David L. Wolper

Executive Producer

John A. Alonzo

John A. Alonzo

Director of Photography

Robert Marks

Robert Marks

Director of Photography

José Louis Mignone

José Louis Mignone

Director of Photography

Roderick Young

Roderick Young

Director of Photography

David Myers

David Myers

Director of Photography

Robert K. Lambert

Robert K. Lambert

Editor

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Wattstax

19736.8 / 1098 min
Music, Documentary

Overview

100,000 brothers and sisters turning onto being black... and telling it like it is!

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.