Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Name: Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1971
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 5.134

1971 · 98 min

Action · Crime · Drama · Thriller

★ 5.1

Criterion

Trailer

After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.

Crew

Director Melvin Van Peebles
Screenplay Melvin Van Peebles
Director of Photography Robert Maxwell

Cast

Melvin Van Peebles
Sweetback
Simon Chuckster
Beetle
Mario Van Peebles
Young Sweetback
John Dullaghan
Commissioner
John Amos
Biker
Lavelle Roby
Rhetta Hughes
Old Girlfriend
Norman Fields
J
Joe Tornatore
M
Mikel Angel
William Kirschner
Vincent Barbi

Crew

Director — Melvin Van Peebles
Screenplay — Melvin Van Peebles
Director of Photography — Robert Maxwell

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