James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

Name: James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2008
Duration: 60 min
Rating: 6.667

2008 · 60 min

Documentary · Music

★ 6.7

Prime Video

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.

Crew

Director David Leaf
Writer Morgan Neville
Director of Photography Nicola B. Marsh

Cast

Cornel West
Self (as Dr. Cornel West)
James Brown
Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
M
Michael Ambrosino
Self
T
Tom Atkins
Self
C
Charles Bobbitt
Self (as Charles Bobbit)
Bobby Byrd
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Coretta Scott King
Self (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)

Crew

Director — David Leaf
Writer — Morgan Neville
Director of Photography — Nicola B. Marsh

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