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James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
Released: April 5, 2008 (2008)
Runtime: 60 minutes
Genres: Documentary, Music
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Lyndon B. Johnson as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 99
- Robert F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 82
- Coretta Scott King as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 80
- Martin Luther King Jr. as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 79
- James Brown as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 74
- Bobby Byrd as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 73
- Muhammad Ali as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 66
- Cornel West as Self (as Dr. Cornel West)
Age at release: 54
- Tom Atkins as Self
Age at release: Unknown
- Charles Bobbitt as Self (as Charles Bobbit)
Age at release: Unknown
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- Hubert H. Humphrey as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 96
- Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 95
- Harry Reasoner as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 84
- Al Sharpton as Self
Age at release: 53
- Dennis Haysbert as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age at release: 53
- Robert Hall as Self (as Dr. Robert Hall)
Age at release: Unknown