Wattstax
1973 · Movie · 1h 38m · R
MusicDocumentary
"100,000 brothers and sisters turning onto being black... and telling it like it is!"
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.
Ratings
TMDB
6.9/10
Key crew
- Mel StuartDirector
Cast
- Richard PryorSelf
- Rufus ThomasSelf
- Isaac HayesSelf
- Melvin Van PeeblesSelf
- Kim WestonCast
- William BellCast
- Albert KingSelf
- Eddie FloydSelf
- Little MiltonCast
- Carla ThomasCast
- Erik KilpatrickSelf
- Ted LangeSelf
Stills
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Themes
concertrace politicsmusicalwoodstock, new yorkwatts riotslos angeles, california