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67% Critic Match
Wattstax
“100,000 brothers and sisters turning onto being black... and telling it like it is!”
6.7 / 10• 1973• 1h 38m•R• English
MusicDocumentary
Storyline
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 & Crew
Richard Pryor
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LeadRT
Rufus Thomas
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Isaac Hayes
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Melvin Van Peebles
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KW
Kim Weston
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WB
William Bell
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Albert King
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EF
Eddie Floyd
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mel Stuart's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Wattstax is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
