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The Apollo 2019 Directed by Roger Ross Williams

The soul of the American culture

The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Documentary
Release Date 24 April 2019
98 mins
Cast
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams Self
Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx Self
Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle Self
Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson Self
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett Self
James Brown
James Brown Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington Self (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Self (archive footage)
Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx Self (archive footage)
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin Self (archive footage)
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday Self (archive footage)
Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt Self (archive footage)
Gladys Knight
Gladys Knight Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Malcolm X Self (archive footage)
Charles B. Rangel
Charles B. Rangel Self
Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams Self
Crew
Director
Roger Ross Williams
Roger Ross Williams
Writers
Cassidy Hartmann
Cassidy Hartmann
Roger Ross Williams
Roger Ross Williams
Producers
Jeanne Elfant Festa
Jeanne Elfant Festa
Cassidy Hartmann
Cassidy Hartmann
Nigel Sinclair
Nigel Sinclair
Lisa Cortés
Lisa Cortés
Roger Ross Williams
Roger Ross Williams
Executive Producers
Dan Cogan
Dan Cogan
Nicholas Ferrall
Nicholas Ferrall
Julie Goldman
Julie Goldman
Ken Pelletie
Ken Pelletie
Christopher Clements
Christopher Clements
Steven H. Cohen
Steven H. Cohen
Paula M. Froehle
Paula M. Froehle
Carolyn Hepburn
Carolyn Hepburn
Cinematography
Michael Dwyer
Michael Dwyer
Editor
Jean Tsien
Jean Tsien
Music
G. Marq Roswell
G. Marq Roswell