The Apollo

The Apollo 2019

★ 6.4TMDB 1h 38min Director: Roger Ross Williams

Documentary

The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.

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Cast

Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams Self
Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx Self
Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle Self
Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson Self
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett Self
James Brown
James Brown Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington Self (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Self (archive footage)
Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx Self (archive footage)
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin Self (archive footage)
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday Self (archive footage)
Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt Self (archive footage)
Gladys Knight
Gladys Knight Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Malcolm X Self (archive footage)
C
Charles B. Rangel Self
Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams Self
Gregg Field
Gregg Field Self

Crew

Director
Roger Ross Williams
Writers
Cassidy Hartmann, Roger Ross Williams
Producers
Jeanne Elfant Festa, Cassidy Hartmann, Nigel Sinclair, Lisa Cortés
Executive Producers
Dan Cogan, Nicholas Ferrall, Julie Goldman, Ken Pelletie, David Blackman, Poppy Hanks, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Jenny Raskin, Charles D. King, Kim Roth, Carlene C. Laughlin, Lynda Weinman, Jayson Jackson
Cinematography
Michael Dwyer
Editing
Jean Tsien
Composer
Robert Glasper

Details

Release date
Apr 24, 2019
Runtime
98 min
Status
Released
Studios
Bert Marcus Productions, Chicago Media Project, White Horse Pictures, HBO, HBO Documentary Films, Impact Partners
Country
United States of America
Language
English

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