Director
Mel Stuart
DIRECTOR
Stars (in credits order)
The Dramatics
Themselves
The Staple Singers
Kim Weston
Self
Jimmy Jones
Rance Allen
The Emotions
William Bell
Louise McCord
Deborah Manning Thomas
Eric Mercury
Abu Talib
Lee Sain
Ernie Hines
Sonny Warner
The Newcomers
Eddie Floyd
The Temprees
Frederick Knight
The Bar-Kays
Albert King
Little Milton
Johnnie Taylor
Mel Hardin
Tim McPherson
Carla Thomas
Rufus Thomas
Luther Ingram
Isaac Hayes
James Alexander
Raymond Allen
Andre Edwards
Eric Ingram
Self - Luther Ingram
Jesse Jackson
Erik Kilpatrick
Ted Lange
Richard Pryor
Charles Allen
Self - The Bar-Kaysuncredited
Ron Banks
Self - The Dramaticsuncredited
Fred Berry
Dancing guyuncredited
Deljuan Calvin
Self - The Tempreesuncredited
Ossie Davis
Selfuncredited
Ruby Dee
Larry Demps
Larry Dodson
Billy Eckstine
Willie Ford
Robberta Green
Dancing Woman in Red Polka Dressuncredited
Harvey Joe Henderson
William Howard
Jeanette Hutchinson
Self - The Emotionsuncredited
Sheila Hutchinson
Wanda Hutchinson
Jasper Phillips
Felton Pilate
Self - musicianuncredited
Jackie Robinson
Harold Scott
Cleotha Staples
Self - The Staple Singersuncredited
Mavis Staples
Pervis Staples
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Yvonne Staples
Winston Allen Stewart
Melvin Van Peebles
Elbert Wilkins