CinemaOSMovie · 1973 · 1h 38m · R
Wattstax

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

68%(21)IMDbMusicDocumentary

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.

Directed byMel Stuart

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
EN
Released
February 4, 1973
Studios
Wolper ProductionsStax Records

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Trailers & teasers

2 videos
Official 50th Anniversary Trailer

Official 50th Anniversary Trailer

Original Trailer

Original Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Self

Rufus Thomas

Self

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

Self

Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

Self

Kim Weston

William Bell

Albert King

Albert King

Self

Eddie Floyd

Self

Little Milton

Carla Thomas

Carla Thomas

Creative team
Directed by
Mel Stuart
Mel Stuart
Produced by
Mel Stuart
Mel Stuart
Larry Shaw

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