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Wattstax (1973)

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.

  • Music
  • Documentary

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Richard PryorRichard PryorSelf
  • Photo of Rufus ThomasRufus ThomasSelf
  • Photo of Isaac HayesIsaac HayesSelf
  • Photo of Melvin Van PeeblesMelvin Van PeeblesSelf
  • Photo of Kim WestonKim Weston
  • Photo of William BellWilliam Bell
  • Photo of Albert KingAlbert KingSelf
  • Photo of Eddie FloydEddie FloydSelf
  • Photo of Little MiltonLittle Milton
  • Photo of Carla ThomasCarla Thomas

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