Rent Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)

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Synopsis:
Having learned the ways of the world being brought up in a brothel, street hustler Sweetback (Melvin Van Peebles) has earned his name through his legendary sexual prowess, cementing his reputation night after night to an audience of hopheads and hipsters hungry for spectacle. One night on a routine cover-up job with two crooked cops, Sweetback watches a young black man get beaten within an inch of his life and decides to fight back. His action set in motion a journey through the dark heart of 1970s urban America still writhing in the flames of the race riots, encountering motorcycle gangs, back power militants, fascist public officials and a torrent of insatiable women every step of the way.
Actors:
, Simon Chuckster, Hubert Scales, , , Niva Rochelle, , , , , , , , , Michael Augustus, , , , ,
Directors:
Producers:
Melvin Van Peebles, Jerry Gross
Writers:
Melvin Van Peebles
Aka:
Sweet Sweetback
Studio:
BFI Video
Genres:
Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
Collections:
A History of Films about Film: Part 1, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films of 1972, Top Films, What We Were Watching in 1971
BBFC:
Release Date:
28/11/2005
Run Time:
97 minutes
Languages:
English
Subtitles:
None
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • The Real Deal - 30 minute documentary on Melvin Van Peebles' life as a filmmaker
  • Biography of Melvin Van Peebles
BBFC:
Release Date:
Not available for rental
Run Time:
100 minutes

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