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    James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

    60'

    2008-04-05

    6.7

    Documentary,Music

    Overview:

    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.

    WritingMorgan NevilleDirectingDavid Leaf

    Watch Providers (US)

    - Amazon Video

    Cast

    1

    Self (as Dr. Cornel West)

    Cornel West

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    James Brown

    2

    Self (archive footage)

    Muhammad Ali

    1

    Self

    Michael Ambrosino

    1

    Self

    Tom Atkins

    1

    Self (as Charles Bobbit)

    Charles Bobbitt

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Bobby Byrd

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Martin Luther King Jr.

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Coretta Scott King

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Robert F. Kennedy

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Lyndon B. Johnson

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Richard Nixon

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Harry Reasoner

    1

    Self

    Al Sharpton

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Hubert H. Humphrey

    3

    Self - Narrator (voice)

    Dennis Haysbert

    1

    Self (as Dr. Robert Hall)

    Robert Hall

    Images Gallery

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. David Leaf Productions
    • Vote Count: 6
    • Popularity: 0.8827
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

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