CineMaterial logo

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. The film won the Golden Globe for Best Documentary Film.

Directed by: Mel Stuart
Release date: 1973-02-04
Runtime: 98 minutes
Critics score:
86 / 100
Tagline: 100,000 brothers and sisters turning onto being black... and telling it like it is!
Cast:
Richard Pryor Richard Pryor
Self 
Rufus Thomas Rufus Thomas
Self 
Isaac Hayes Isaac Hayes
Self 
Melvin Van Peebles Melvin Van Peebles
Self 
Kim Weston Kim Weston
 
William Bell William Bell
 
Links:
IMDbIMDb MovieStillsDBWattstax movie stills
Advertisements:
AmazonBlu-rays, DVDs & more eBayeBay affliate link Art of the MoviesArt of the Movies MoviePoster.comBuy posters on MoviePoster.com We may receive a small commission if you buy via one of these links.