James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston (2008)
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston is a 2008 documentary movie directed by David Leaf, with a running time of 1h. It stars Cornel West, James Brown and Muhammad Ali.
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.
Where to watch James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Qello Concerts by Stingray Amazon Channel
Rent: Amazon Video
Buy: Amazon Video
Cast
- Cornel West as Self
- James Brown as Self (archive footage)
- Muhammad Ali as Self (archive footage)
- Michael Ambrosino as Self
- Tom Atkins as Self
- Charles Bobbitt as Self
- Bobby Byrd as Self (archive footage)
- Martin Luther King Jr. as Self (archive footage)
- Coretta Scott King as Self (archive footage)
- Robert F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
- Lyndon B. Johnson as Self (archive footage)
- Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage)