Documentary / Music / Biography
USA,
2014, 120 min
Directed by:
Alex GibneyScreenplay:
Alex GibneyCast:
James Brown (a.f.), Questlove, Bootsy Collins, Mike Douglas (a.f.), Gerry Marsden (a.f.), Bobby Byrd (a.f.), The Beach Boys (a.f.), Louis Jordan (a.f.)Plots(1)
James Brown has come a long way: A boy from a poor and troubled family rose to the top of the music world and became the godfather of soul. Interviews, photographs and concerts hit the beat as we follow his journey from rhythm and blues to funk.
Text: Sanni Myllyaho / Translation: Katri Tenhola
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Cast
James Brown (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Rocky IV (1985)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Questlove
USA
Best movies:
Soul (2020)
Popstar (2016)
Bamboozled (2000)
Bootsy Collins
Best movies:
The Night Before (1988)
Mike Douglas (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Cinderella (1950)
The Last Valley (1971)
Gator (1976)
Gerry Marsden (a.f.)
UK
Bobby Byrd (a.f.)
USA
The Beach Boys (a.f.)
Louis Jordan (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Follow the Boys (1944)
Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)