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James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston (2008)

1h 0m · 5 Apr 2008
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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.

Movie ID159510
GenreDocumentary, Music
DirectorDavid Leaf
Main castCornel West, James Brown, Muhammad Ali, Michael Ambrosino, Tom Atkins, Charles Bobbitt, Bobby Byrd, Martin Luther King Jr.
Release date5 April 2008
Release year2008
LanguageEnglish
Duration60 min (1h 0m)
Rating6.7 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseDavid Leaf Productions

Director: David Leaf
Writers: Morgan Neville

Top cast

Cornel WestSelf (as Dr. Cornel West) James BrownSelf (archive footage) Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage)
Michael AmbrosinoSelf
Tom AtkinsSelf
Charles BobbittSelf (as Charles Bobbit)
Bobby ByrdSelf (archive footage) Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage) Coretta Scott KingSelf (archive footage) Robert F. KennedySelf (archive footage) Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage) Richard NixonSelf (archive footage) Harry ReasonerSelf (archive footage) Al SharptonSelf Hubert H. HumphreySelf (archive footage) Dennis HaysbertSelf - Narrator (voice)
Robert HallSelf (as Dr. Robert Hall)

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