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Cast

Cornel West

Cornel West

Self (as Dr. Cornel West)

James Brown

James Brown

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Michael Ambrosino

Michael Ambrosino

Self

Tom Atkins

Tom Atkins

Self

Charles Bobbitt

Charles Bobbitt

Self (as Charles Bobbit)

Bobby Byrd

Bobby Byrd

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Harry Reasoner

Harry Reasoner

Self (archive footage)

Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton

Self

Hubert H. Humphrey

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage)

Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert

Self - Narrator (voice)

Robert Hall

Robert Hall

Self (as Dr. Robert Hall)

Crew

Morgan Neville

Morgan Neville

Writer

David Leaf

David Leaf

Director

Morgan Neville

Morgan Neville

Producer

Peter S. Lynch II

Peter S. Lynch II

Editor

Eric Kulberg

Eric Kulberg

Producer

Jeff Olde

Jeff Olde

Executive Producer

Arlene Wszalek

Arlene Wszalek

Producer

Nicola B. Marsh

Nicola B. Marsh

Director of Photography

Brenna Sanchez

Brenna Sanchez

Associate Producer

David Leaf

David Leaf

Producer

Toby Byron

Toby Byron

Executive Producer

Shelly Tatro

Shelly Tatro

Executive Producer

Brad Abramson

Brad Abramson

Executive Producer

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James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

20086.6 / 1060 min
Documentary, Music

Overview

On April 5, 1968, soul legend James Brown performed a concert in Boston that many say shielded that city from the kinds of devastating riots that ripped other cities apart after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.