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James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
6.7(6)20081h 0m
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.
- Director
- David Leaf
- Created by
- Shelly Tatro,Jeff Olde,Toby Byron,Brad Abramson
- Writers
- Morgan Neville
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Cast
Cornel West
Self (as Dr. Cornel West)
James Brown
Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
Michael Ambrosino
Self
Tom Atkins
Self
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)
Robert Hall
Self (as Dr. Robert Hall)
Crew
Directing
- David LeafDirector
Writing
- Morgan NevilleWriter
Production
- Morgan NevilleProducer
- Arlene WszalekProducer
- Shelly TatroExecutive Producer
- Brenna SanchezAssociate Producer
- Jeff OldeExecutive Producer
- David LeafProducer
- Eric KulbergProducer
- Toby ByronExecutive Producer
- Brad AbramsonExecutive Producer
Camera
- Nicola B. MarshDirector of Photography
Editing
- Peter S. Lynch IIEditor