Wattstax

Synopsis

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.

Details

Director

Mel Stuart

Release

February 4, 1973

Status

Released

Country

United States of America

Network

Wolper Productions

Runtime

1h 38m

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Where to watch

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Cast

• 
  Richard Pryor

  Self
• Rufus Thomas

  Self
• 
  Isaac Hayes

  Self
• 
  Melvin Van Peebles

  Self
• Kim Weston
• William Bell
• 
  Albert King

  Self
• Eddie Floyd

  Self
• Little Milton
• 
  Carla Thomas
• 
  Erik Kilpatrick

  Self
• 
  Ted Lange

  Self

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