James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
6.7
6 votes
2008
1h 0m
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.
Directed by David Leaf
Top cast
Cornel West
Self (as Dr. Cornel West)
James Brown
Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)M
Michael Ambrosino
SelfT
Tom Atkins
SelfC
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)
Harry Reasoner
Self (archive footage)
Al Sharpton
Self
Hubert H. Humphrey
Self (archive footage)
Dennis Haysbert
Self - Narrator (voice)R
Robert Hall
Self (as Dr. Robert Hall)Details
Status
Released
Release date
April 5, 2008
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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