United States / Feb 24, 2023 / R / Alamo Drafthouse
100,000 brothers and sisters turning onto being black... and telling it like it is!
1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Eddie Floyd | Self |
| Little Milton | |
| Carla Thomas | |
| Erik Kilpatrick | Self |
| Ted Lange | Self |
| Ossie Davis | Self (uncredited) |
| Jesse Jackson | Self |
Genres
MusicDocumentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Wattstax |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Wolper Productions, Stax Records |
| Release date | 4 febbraio 1973 |
| Executive producer | Al Bell, David L. Wolper |
| Production | Mel Stuart, Larry Shaw |
| Editing | David Newhouse, David E. Blewitt, Robert K. Lambert |
| Cinematography | Larry Clark, John A. Alonzo, Robert Marks, José Louis Mignone, Roderick Young, David Myers |
| Assistant directors | Mel Stuart |
| Camera operators | Larry Clark, John A. Alonzo, Robert Marks, José Louis Mignone, Roderick Young, David Myers |
| Additional photography | Larry Clark, John A. Alonzo, Robert Marks, José Louis Mignone, Roderick Young, David Myers |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
United States / Feb 04, 1973 / R
Physical media
Netherlands / Feb 22, 2008 / AL / DVD
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