The read
A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 77/100. Scores higher than 85% of the 84 1970s documentary movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
A report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered Black voices from across the political spectrum, among them Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory, Coretta Scott King, Richard Hatcher, Amiri Baraka, Charles Diggs, and H. Carl McCall.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic77/100
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Amiri BarakaWriter
- Langston HughesWriter
- William GreavesWriter
- William GreavesDirector
Cast
- Sidney PoitierSelf - Narrator
- Amiri BarakaSelf
- Coretta Scott KingSelf
- Dick GregorySelf
- Jesse JacksonSelf
- Bobby SealeSelf
- Harry BelafonteSelf
- Isaac HayesSelf
- Richard RoundtreeSelf
- Betty ShabazzSelf
- Charles DiggsSelf
- Walter FauntroySelf
