Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Melvin Van Peebles, 1971
After stopping two police officers from beating a young activist, a man goes on the run across Los Angeles. Made independently and defiantly, it became a box-office phenomenon.
- Year
- 1971
- Type
- Feature
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Running time
- 1 h 38 min
Where to watch
Rent
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Cast and crew
- Director
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Writer
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Producer
- Jerry Gross, Melvin Van Peebles
- Cinematography
- Robert Maxwell
- Editor
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Music
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Simon ChucksterBeetle
- Mario Van PeeblesYoung Sweetback
- John DullaghanCommissioner
- John AmosBiker
- Lavelle Roby
- Rhetta HughesOld Girlfriend
- Norman Fields
- Joe Tornatore
- Mikel Angel
- William Kirschner
- Vincent Barbi
