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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song(1971)
Status: Released
Date: 1971-03-31
51%
113 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
The Film that THE MAN doesn't want you to see!
Overview:
After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $150,000.00
Revenue: $15,200,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
Yeah Inc.
Cinemation Industries
Movie: Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Top 10 Billed Cast
Simon Chuckster
Beetle
Melvin Van Peebles
Sweetback
Hubert Scales
Mu-Mu
Mario Van Peebles
The Young Sweetback
John Dullaghan
Commissioner
John Amos
Biker
Lavelle Roby
Rhetta Hughes
Old Girlfriend
Norman Fields
Joe Tornatore
Video Trailer Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Video: Official Theatrical Trailer - AGFA
Official Theatrical Trailer - AGFA
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SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG Trailer [1971]
Bill Duke on SWEET SWEETBACK'S BADASSSSS SONG
Mario Van Peebles on Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and Melvin Van Peebles's Legacy | NYFF59
Mark Kermode reviews Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song (1971) | BFI Player
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Official Theatrical Trailer - AGFA - Trailer
![SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG Trailer [1971]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lR945QwzP8c/sddefault.jpg)
SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG Trailer [1971] - Trailer
Bill Duke on SWEET SWEETBACK'S BADASSSSS SONG - Featurette
Mario Van Peebles on Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and Melvin Van Peebles's Legacy | NYFF59 - Featurette
Mark Kermode reviews Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song (1971) | BFI Player - Featurette
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