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The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema

  • Video
  • 2004
  • 22m
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Baadasssss! (2003)
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A look at the making of Melvin Van Peebles' Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) and Mario Van Peebles' Baadasssss! (2003).A look at the making of Melvin Van Peebles' Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) and Mario Van Peebles' Baadasssss! (2003).A look at the making of Melvin Van Peebles' Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) and Mario Van Peebles' Baadasssss! (2003).

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    • Bill Cosby
    • Hubert Scales
    • John Singleton
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    6.4/10
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    • Stars
      • Bill Cosby
      • Hubert Scales
      • John Singleton
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    Bill Cosby
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    Hubert Scales
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    John Singleton
    John Singleton
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    Mario Van Peebles
    Mario Van Peebles
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    Michael Mann
    Michael Mann
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    Ossie Davis
    Ossie Davis
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    Sandra Ruch
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    Jose Garcia
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    Bill Cannon
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    Maurice White
    Maurice White
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    Rainn Wilson
    Rainn Wilson
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    Joy Bryant
    Joy Bryant
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    Priscilla Watts
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    Paul Rodriguez
    Paul Rodriguez
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    Tyler Bates
    Tyler Bates
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    Penny Bae Bridges
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    Robert Primes
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      This making-of documentary is featured on the DVD for Baadasssss! (2003).
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      Features Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • MVP Films
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      • 22m
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      • 1.33 : 1

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