James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

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.

Release Date

April 5, 2008

Runtime

60 min

Rating

Genres

Documentary , Music

Directed by

David Leaf

Written by

Morgan Neville

Language

English

Budget

Revenue

Status

Released

Cast

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Cornel West

Self (as Dr. Cornel West)

James Brown

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

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)

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Cast17 cast members

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)

Crew11 crew members

Morgan Neville

David Leaf

Arlene Wszalek

Peter S. Lynch II

Brenna Sanchez

Nicola Marsh

Director of Photography

Toby Byron

Brad Abramson

Shelly Tatro

Jeff Olde

Eric Kulberg

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