Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)

Directed by Melvin Van Peebles

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song movie poster

After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Language: en

Production

Cinematographer: Robert Maxwell · Composer: Melvin Van Peebles · Editor: Melvin Van Peebles

Production: Cinemation Industries

Budget: $150K

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