JAMES BROWN - THE NIGHT JAMES BROWN SAVED BOSTON (2008)

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
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James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
Documentary, Music
April 5, 2008
English
1h 0m
United States
David Leaf Productions

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.

Cast & Characters

Cornel West

Self (as Dr. Cornel West)

James Brown

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

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)

Hubert H. Humphrey

Self (archive footage)

Dennis Haysbert

Self - Narrator (voice)

Robert Hall

Self (as Dr. Robert Hall)

Crew

David Leaf

Director

Nicola B. Marsh

Director of Photography

David Leaf

Producer

Eric Kulberg

Producer

Shelly Tatro

Executive Producer

Jeff Olde

Executive Producer

Toby Byron

Executive Producer

Brad Abramson

Executive Producer