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James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-04-05
66%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 0m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
David Leaf Productions
Movie: James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
Top 10 Billed Cast
Cornel West
Self (as Dr. Cornel West)
James Brown
Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
Bobby Byrd
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Coretta Scott King
Self (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
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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.
Release Date
2008-04-05
Average
6.6
Rating:
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Languages:
English
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