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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

YOU BLED MY MOMMA. YOU BLED MY POPPA. BUT YOU WONT BLEED ME.

Film19711h 38mReleased

DramaActionThrillerCrime
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Director
Melvin Van Peebles
Language
English
Released
1971-03-31
Runtime
1h 38m

Community score

5.2120 votes on TMDB

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Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.1

The story

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.

Cast

  • Melvin Van Peebles
    Melvin Van PeeblesSweetback
  • Simon Chuckster
    Simon ChucksterBeetle
  • Mario Van Peebles
    Mario Van PeeblesYoung Sweetback
  • John Dullaghan
    John DullaghanCommissioner
  • John Amos
    John AmosBiker
  • Lavelle Roby
    Lavelle Roby
  • Rhetta Hughes
    Rhetta HughesOld Girlfriend
  • Norman Fields
    Norman Fields
  • Joe Tornatore — artwork unavailable
    Joe Tornatore
  • Mikel Angel — artwork unavailable
    Mikel Angel