Wattstax (1973)

6.9/10 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

Self

Isaac Hayes

Self

Melvin Van Peebles

Self

Albert King

Self

Carla Thomas

Erik Kilpatrick

Self

Ted Lange

Self

Ossie Davis

Self (uncredited)

Jesse Jackson

Self

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