Wattstax
6.8•1973•1h 38m•Released

Wattstax

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

MusicDocumentary

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
Original Language
English
User Votes
21

Top Billed Cast

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

Erik Kilpatrick

Erik Kilpatrick

Self

Ted Lange

Ted Lange

Self

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Self (uncredited)

Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Self

Trailers

Official 50th Anniversary Trailer

Original Trailer

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