James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston (2008)
2008 · G · 1h 0m · Documentary, Music
Genres: Documentary, Music
On April 5, 1968, soul legend James Brown performed a concert in Boston that many say shielded that city from the kinds of devastating riots that ripped other cities apart after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Director: David Leaf
Writers: Morgan Neville
Cinematography: Nicola B. Marsh
Editor: Peter S. Lynch II
Cast
Cornel West as Self (as Dr. Cornel West)James Brown as Self (archive footage)Muhammad Ali as Self (archive footage)Michael Ambrosino as SelfTom Atkins as SelfCharles Bobbitt as Self (as Charles Bobbit)Bobby Byrd as Self (archive footage)Martin Luther King Jr. as Self (archive footage)Coretta Scott King as Self (archive footage)Robert F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage)Lyndon B. Johnson as Self (archive footage)Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage)More like this
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