Movie: Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Year: 1971

Also Known As: Sweet Sweetback

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Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller

Cast: Simon Chuckster, Melvin Van Peebles, Hubert Scales, John Dullaghan, West Gale, Niva Rochelle, Rhetta Hughes, Nick Ferrari, Ed Rue, John Amos…

Rated: 5.6/10 from 2,180 votes on IMDb

Tagline: Rated X by an all white jury

Trailer: No trailer found.

Plot: Melvin Van Peebles wrote, directed, produced, edited, composed and starred in this powerful and inflammatory attack on White America. After the body of a black man is discovered, Sweetback helps two white 'acquaintances' in the police force to look good by agreeing to go with them to the station as a suspect. But he is forced to go on the run after brutally attacking the two policemen when they arrest and beat up a young black man.

Release Date: 23 October 1993 (Japan)

Runtime: 97

Directors: Melvin Van Peebles

Writers: Melvin Van Peebles

Countries: USA

Budget: $500,000

Languages: English

Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

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