Wattstax (1973)

6.8/10 • 98 min • Music Documentary

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.

Cast

Richard Pryor

Isaac Hayes

Melvin Van Peebles

Self

Albert King

Self

Carla Thomas

Erik Kilpatrick

Ted Lange

Ossie Davis

Self (uncredited)

Jesse Jackson

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