FeatureR1973·98m·6.7

Wattstax

100,000 brothers and sisters turning onto being black... and telling it like it is!

MusicDocumentary

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.

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Cast

Richard Pryor

Self

Rufus Thomas

Self

Isaac Hayes

Self

Melvin Van Peebles

Self

Kim Weston

William Bell

Albert King

Self

Eddie Floyd

Self

Little Milton

Carla Thomas

Erik Kilpatrick

Self

Ted Lange

Self

Ossie Davis

Self (uncredited)

Jesse Jackson

Self

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
Revenue
Age rating
R
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Wolper ProductionsStax Records

Crew

Director

Mel Stuart

Larry Clark

Director of Photography

David Newhouse

Editor

David E. Blewitt

Editor

John A. Alonzo

Director of Photography

Robert Marks

Director of Photography

José Louis Mignone

Director of Photography

Gallery