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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song 1971 Directed by Melvin Van Peebles

The Film that THE MAN doesn't want you to see!

After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Action , Crime , Drama , Thriller
Production Company Yeah
Budget $150,000
Revenue $15,200,000
Release Date 31 March 1971
98 mins
Cast
Simon Chuckster
Simon Chuckster Beetle
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles Sweetback
Hubert Scales
Hubert Scales Mu-Mu
Mario Van Peebles
Mario Van Peebles The Young Sweetback
John Dullaghan
John Dullaghan Commissioner
John Amos
John Amos Biker
Lavelle Roby
Lavelle Roby
Rhetta Hughes
Rhetta Hughes Old Girlfriend
Norman Fields
Norman Fields
Joe Tornatore
Joe Tornatore
Mikel Angel
Mikel Angel
William Kirschner
William Kirschner
Vincent Barbi
Vincent Barbi
Chesley Noone
Chesley Noone
Curt Matson
Curt Matson Actor
Wesley Gale
Wesley Gale (as West Gale)
Crew
Director
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Writer
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Producers
Jerry Gross
Jerry Gross
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Cinematography
Robert Maxwell
Robert Maxwell
Composer
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Editor
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles
Sound
Clark Will
Clark Will
John H. Newman
John H. Newman
Luke Wolfram
Luke Wolfram
Makeup Artist
Nora Maxwell
Nora Maxwell
Music
Maurice White
Maurice White
Verdine White
Verdine White
Philip Bailey
Philip Bailey
Camera Operators
Jose Garcia
Jose Garcia
Robert Maxwell
Robert Maxwell
Assistant Director
Clyde Houston
Clyde Houston