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The Apollo 2019

“The soul of the American culture”

★ 6.4 1h 38m Documentary

Directed by Roger Ross Williams

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

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The 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)

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