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James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Bostonwatch trailer

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

1h

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.

Cast

Cornel West

Cornel West

Self (as Dr. Cornel West)
James Brown

James Brown

Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)
Michael Ambrosino

Michael Ambrosino

Self
Tom Atkins

Tom Atkins

Self
Charles Bobbitt

Charles Bobbitt

Self (as Charles Bobbit)
Bobby Byrd

Bobby Byrd

Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)
Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King

Self (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)
Harry Reasoner

Harry Reasoner

Self (archive footage)
Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton

Self
Hubert H. Humphrey

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage)
Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert

Self - Narrator (voice)
Robert Hall

Robert Hall

Self (as Dr. Robert Hall)

Release date

5th Apr 2008

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English