Wattstax

1h 38m
MusicDocumentary
7

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
Rufus Thomas
Self
Isaac Hayes
Self
Melvin Van Peebles
Self
Kim Weston
Unknown
William Bell
Unknown
Albert King
Self
Eddie Floyd
Self
Little Milton
Unknown
Carla Thomas
Unknown
Erik Kilpatrick
Self
Ted Lange
Self
Ossie Davis
Self (uncredited)
Jesse Jackson
Self

Crew

Mel Stuart
Director, Producer
David Newhouse
Editor
David E. Blewitt
Editor
Robert K. Lambert
Editor
Larry Clark
Director of Photography
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
Robert Marks
Director of Photography
José Louis Mignone
Director of Photography
Roderick Young
Director of Photography
David Myers
Director of Photography
Al Bell
Executive Producer
David L. Wolper
Executive Producer
Larry Shaw
Producer

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