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Cast & Crew
Directed By
- Mel Stuart
- Director
Cast
- The Dramatics
- Themselves
- The Staple Singers
- Themselves
- Kim Weston
- Self
- Jimmy Jones
- Self
- Rance Allen
- Self
- The Emotions
- Themselves
- William Bell
- Self
- Louise McCord
- Self
- Eric Mercury
- Self
- Abu Talib
- Self
- Lee Sain
- Self
- Ernie Hines
- Self
- Sonny Warner
- Self
- The Newcomers
- Themselves
- Eddie Floyd
- Self
- The Temprees
- Themselves
- Frederick Knight
- Self
- The Bar-Kays
- Themselves
- Albert King
- Self
- Little Milton
- Self
- Johnnie Taylor
- Self
- Mel Hardin
- Self
- Tim McPherson
- Self
- Carla Thomas
- Self
- Rufus Thomas
- Self
- Luther Ingram
- Self
- Isaac Hayes
- Self
- James Alexander
- Self
- Raymond Allen
- Self
- Andre Edwards
- Self
- Eric Ingram
- Self - Luther Ingram
- Jesse Jackson
- Self
- Erik Kilpatrick
- Self
- Ted Lange
- Self
- Richard Pryor
- Self
- Charles Allen
- Self - The Bar-Kays
- Ron Banks
- Self - The Dramatics
- Fred Berry
- Dancing guy
- Deljuan Calvin
- Self - The Temprees
- Ossie Davis
- Self
- Ruby Dee
- Self
- Larry Demps
- Self - The Dramatics
- Larry Dodson
- Self - The Bar-Kays
- Billy Eckstine
- Self
- Willie Ford
- Self - The Dramatics
- Robberta Green
- Dancing Woman in Red Polka Dress
- Harvey Joe Henderson
- Self - The Bar-Kays
- William Howard
- Self - The Dramatics
- Jeanette Hutchinson
- Self - The Emotions
- Sheila Hutchinson
- Self - The Emotions
- Wanda Hutchinson
- Self - The Emotions
- Jasper Phillips
- Self - The Temprees
- Felton Pilate
- Self - musician
- Jackie Robinson
- Self
- Harold Scott
- Self - The Temprees
- Cleotha Staples
- Self - The Staple Singers
- Mavis Staples
- Self - The Staple Singers
- Pervis Staples
- Self - The Staple Singers
- Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
- Self - The Staple Singers
- Yvonne Staples
- Self - The Staple Singers
- Winston Allen Stewart
- Self - The Bar-Kays
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Self
- Elbert Wilkins
- Self - The Dramatics
Produced By
- Al Bell
- executive producer
- Forest Hamilton
- associate producer
- Michael Kelly
- associate producer
- Scott Roberts
- associate producer
- Larry Shaw
- producer
- Mel Stuart
- producer
- David L. Wolper
- executive producer
Cinematography
- John A. Alonzo
- director of photography: concert
- Larry Clark
- Cinematographer
- Robert Marks
- Cinematographer
- José Louis Mignone
- Cinematographer
- Roderick Young
- Cinematographer
- David Myers
- Cinematographer
Sound
- James Austin
- re-recording mixer
- Bruce Bisenz
- sound consultant
- Anna Geyer
- dialogue editor
- Leroy Joseph
- additional location sound
- Michael Kelly
- sound supervisor
- Ivan Kruglak
- sound consultant
- Gene Radzik
- stereo sound consultant: Dolby
- Kevin Rose-Williams
- dialogue editor
- Ed Rue
- additional location sound
- Thomas Washington
- additional location sound
- Richard Wells
- location sound
- Gene Corso
- sound editor
- Don MacDougall
- re-recording mixer
- Richard Portman
- dubbing mixer
- Roger Sword
- sound editor
Editing
- David E. Blewitt
- Editor
- Robert K. Lambert
- Editor
- David Newhouse
- Editor
Assistant Director
- Sid McCoy
- unit director: concert
- Charles Washburn
- assistant director
- Larry Clark
- second unit director
Production Management
- Wesley Buford
- unit supervisor: concert
- Conrad Holzgang
- production executive
- Buster Jones
- unit supervisor: concert
- Larry McCormick
- unit supervisor: concert
- Johnny Williams
- unit supervisor: concert
- Phillips Wylly Sr.
- post-production supervisor
- Robert Larson
- executive in charge of production
Editorial
- Tom Christopher
- picture editor
- Ed Fantl
- assistant editor
- Tim Fox
- assistant editor
- Chuck Montgomery
- assistant editor
- David Tarleton
- trailer editor: special edition
Other
- Raymond Allen
- special thanks
- Elizabeth Cleveland
- special thanks
- Andre Edwards
- special thanks
- Patricia Henley
- special thanks
- Erik Kilpatrick
- special thanks
- Ted Lange
- special thanks
- Richard Pryor
- special thanks
Music Department
- Ali Adelman
- music editor
- Gabriel Gradney
- music supervisor
- Stephen Hart
- music mixer
- Wally Heider
- music recording
- Artie King
- music supervisor
- Terry Manning
- music supervisor
- Dale O. Warren
- music conductor
Camera Department
- David E. Blewitt
- photography: concert
- Joseph W. Calloway
- assistant camera
- Michael Clark
- assistant camera
- Harold L. Grier
- photography: concert
- Roy Lewis
- photography: concert
- Richard A. Mention III
- assistant camera
- Howard Morehead
- photography: concert
- Lucian Smith
- assistant camera
- Joseph M. Wilcots
- photography: concert
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