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James Brown Soul Brother No. 1

1978 0h 59m EN
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★8.0TMDB · 1
MusicDocumentary
Synopsis
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The James Brown Story

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Behind the camera

Director
Adrian Maben
Languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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James Brown and Hubert H. Humphrey and Martin Luther King Jr. carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Adrian Maben directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4James Brown and Hubert H. Humphrey and Martin Luther King Jr. carry the top of the cast.
  • 5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
  • 6Classified under 13 themes, including "dancing", "africa", "1970s", "interview".

The technical file

Runtime
59 min · 0h 59m
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
NR

Also by

Adrian Maben

Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

  • R.

    R.M. Productions Ltd.

  • SW

    Swallowdale Productions

Key crew

  • ScriptPeter Long
  • ScriptPaul Medlicott
  • ScriptAdrian Maben

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • dancing
  • africa
  • 1970s
  • interview
  • recording studio
  • rhythm and blues (r&b)
  • senegal
  • disco
  • live music
  • funk
  • funk music
  • soul music
  • african american

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1978-01-23NR

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