Wattstax

Wattstax

1973
1h 38m
7.0

7.0/10

17 votes • View on IMDb

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

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Wolper Productions Stax Records
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date February 4, 1973
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0070902

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

Key Crew

Mel Stuart
Director
Mel Stuart
Producer
Larry Shaw
Producer
Al Bell
Executive Producer
David L. Wolper
Executive Producer