James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
2008 | 60m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | David Leaf |
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| Writer: | Morgan Neville |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 05, 2008 |
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| Director: | David Leaf |
| Writer: | Morgan Neville |
| Genres: | Documentary, Music |
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| Production Companies | David Leaf Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Cornel West | Self (as Dr. Cornel West) |
| James Brown | Self (archive footage) |
| Muhammad Ali | Self (archive footage) |
| Michael Ambrosino | Self |
| Tom Atkins | Self |
| Charles Bobbitt | Self (as Charles Bobbit) |
| Bobby Byrd | Self (archive footage) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | Self (archive footage) |
| Coretta Scott King | Self (archive footage) |
| Robert F. Kennedy | Self (archive footage) |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Self (archive footage) |
| Richard Nixon | Self (archive footage) |
| Harry Reasoner | Self (archive footage) |
| Al Sharpton | Self |
| Hubert H. Humphrey | Self (archive footage) |
| Dennis Haysbert | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| Robert Hall | Self (as Dr. Robert Hall) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Leaf | Director |
| Nicola B. Marsh | Director of Photography |
| Peter S. Lynch II | Editor |
| Morgan Neville | Writer |
| Name | Title |
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| Arlene Wszalek | Producer |
| Shelly Tatro | Executive Producer |
| Jeff Olde | Executive Producer |
| David Leaf | Producer |
| Eric Kulberg | Producer |
| Toby Byron | Executive Producer |
| Morgan Neville | Producer |
| Brenna Sanchez | Associate Producer |
| Brad Abramson | Executive Producer |
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