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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

After rescuing a Black Panther from racist cops, a Black male sex worker becomes a fugitive from "the man," aided by the ghetto community and a contingent of disillusioned Hells Angels.

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Director(s)

Clyde Houston

Jose Garcia

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Cast & Crew

John Amos

Biker

Vincent Barbi

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Mario Van Peebles

The Young Sweetback

Melvin Van Peebles

Sweetback

Joe Tornatore

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Norman Fields

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Mikel Angel

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Lavelle Roby

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John Dullaghan

Commissioner

Wesley Gale

(as West Gale)

Simon Chuckster

Beetle

Rhetta Hughes

Old Girlfriend

William Kirschner

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Chesley Noone

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Curt Matson

Actor

Clyde Houston

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Jose Garcia

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Details

GenresAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Runtime1h 38 mins

Released on31 Mar 1971

Languageen

Age RatingNC-17

Produced InUnited States of America

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SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG Trailer [1971]

Official Theatrical Trailer - AGFA

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Mark Kermode reviews Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song (1971) | BFI Player

Mark Kermode reviews Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song (1971) | BFI Player

Mario Van Peebles on Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and Melvin Van Peebles's Legacy | NYFF59

Mario Van Peebles on Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and Melvin Van Peebles's Legacy | NYFF59

Bill Duke on SWEET SWEETBACK'S BADASSSSS SONG

Bill Duke on SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG