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- DirectorMel StuartStarsThe DramaticsThe Staple SingersKim WestonDocumentary covering a Stax Records-sponsored all-day concert at the 1972 Watts Summer Festival with performances by Stax Records artists such as Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, The Staples Singers, and more.
- DirectorMelvin Van PeeblesStarsMelvin Van PeeblesHubert ScalesJohn DullaghanAfter 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.Soundtrack was released on Stax
- DirectorJules DassinStarsRaymond St. JacquesRuby DeeFrank SilveraIn this landmark collaboration between activist and actress Ruby Dee and director Jules Dassin, Black revolutionaries are betrayed by one of their own. Based on the 1935 classic "The Informer."Soundtrack by Booker T and the MGs
- DirectorTerence YoungStarsLee MarvinRichard BurtonCameron MitchellA local Sheriff tries to keep the peace as racial strife hits his small Alabama town as tensions boil over when a black man is accused of raping a white woman.Soundtrack by Bettye Crutcher and Mack Rice , featuring the Staple Singers
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsJohn BelushiDan AykroydCab CallowayJake Blues rejoins with his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.Steve Cropper and Donald Duck Dunn are in the band , and play on the soundtrack - which features various Stax songs
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsDan AykroydJohn GoodmanWalter LevineElwood must reunite the old band, with a few new members, and go on another "Mission from God."
- DirectorGordon ParksStarsRichard RoundtreeMoses GunnCharles CioffiA crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.Soundtrack by Isaac Hayes
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsIsaac HayesYaphet KottoAlan WeeksWhile tracking a strong-armed pimp who has skipped bail, a bounty hunter discovers a contract has been put out on him and must go on the run.Starring Isaac Hayes who also did the soundtrack
- DirectorDuccio TessariStarsLino VenturaIsaac HayesFred WilliamsonAn ex-convict priest and a framed former policeman hunt a machine-gun killer behind a bank robbery.Starring Isaac Hayes who also did the soundtrack
- DirectorBill FishmanStarsJohn CusackTim RobbinsMary CrosbyA couple of creative losers accidently become big shots in the video music industry.Stars Sam Moore in a Sam and Dave - like duo
- DirectorSteve MinerStarsC. Thomas HowellRae Dawn ChongArye GrossTo achieve his dream of attending Harvard, a pampered teen poses as a young black man to receive a full scholarship.Title song sung by Sam Moore with Lou Reed
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsMasatoshi NagaseYûki KudôScreamin' Jay HawkinsThree stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.Memphis set film , stars Rufus Thomas ( his son Marvell also appears )
- DirectorSidney PoitierStarsSidney PoitierBill CosbyCalvin LockhartTwo Atlanta men raise funds for their charity by rigging boxing matches in New Orleans, but their tricks attract the mob's attention.Soundtrack by the Staple Singers
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobbie RobertsonMuddy WatersNeil YoungA film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.features the Staple Singers
- DirectorDenis SandersStarsWillie BoboRoberta FlackEddie HarrisFootage of a concert held in Ghana to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the independence of that country.Documentary , features Wilson Pickett , The Staple Singers
- DirectorMartin ShoreStarsTerrence HowardJames AlexanderAl BellA documentary about the soul of American music. The film follows the recording of a new album featuring legends from Stax records and Memphis mentoring and passing on their musical magic to stars and artists of today.
- DirectorAlan ParkerStarsRobert ArkinsMichael AherneAngeline BallJimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.
- DirectorJessica EdwardsStarsMavis StaplesJeff TweedyAdam AyresHer family group, the Staple Singers, inspired millions and helped propel the civil rights movement with their music. After 60 years of performing, legendary singer Mavis Staples' message of love and equality is needed now more than ever.
- DirectorDavid DawkinsChris HegedusD.A. PennebakerStarsOtis ReddingBooker T. & the M.G.sSteve CropperDocumentary on Otis Redding's performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.
- DirectorD.A. PennebakerStarsOtis ReddingJimi HendrixRavi ShankarA film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival.
- DirectorPeter CroftStarsOtis ReddingEric BurdonChris FarloweA live performed by Otis Redding on the 16th September 1966 -including "Satisfaction", "My Girl", "Respect", "Hold on I'm Coming" (w. Eric Burdon), "It's a Mans World" (w. Chris Farlowe), "Pain in My Heart", "I Can't Turn You Loose" and "Shake/Land of 1 000 Dances" (w. Eric Burdon and Chris Farlowe). Otis Redding's band was led by saxophonist Robert Holloway with Robert Pittman and Donald Henry on tenor saxophone; Sammy Coleman and John Farris on trumpet; Clarence Johnson, Jr. on trombone; James Young on guitar; Ralph Stewart on bass; and Elbert Woodson on drums.
- DirectorHank LenaStarsRance AllenWilliam BellBooker T. & the M.G.s"Stax Records 50th Anniversary Concert" From the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, TN.
- DirectorJohn T. DavisUri FruchtmannStarsAhmet ErtegunJerry WexlerHerb AbramsonA documentary on the history of one of the greatest record labels ever.
- DirectorBob SarlesStarsSteve CropperDonald DunnAl GreenSOULSVILLE is an exuberant celebration of the soul, R&B, gospel, pop, rock, and funk music explosion that came barreling out of Memphis, TN, in the late '50s, '60s, and '70s. Standing in contrast to Motown's smooth cosmopolitan approach to melody, Stax Records epitomized the gritty, raw, stripped down sound experienced "the minute you crossed the Mason Dixon line." Stax's incredible roster of recording artists helped create and define "soul music." Such greats as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Booker T. and the MG's, The Staple Singers, Carla and Rufus Thomas, and Black Moses himself, Isaac Hayes, were all launched at the studio on College and McLemore in Memphis. Originally produced as a documentary film for the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, SOULSVILLE contains rarely seen performance footage and interviews, and explores the roots of American soul music while relating the volatile history of Stax records. This film will have you out of your seat grooving to every soul record you ever loved.
- DirectorMilton LageStarsRance AllenAl BellWilliam Bell
- 1971– 2h 35mTV-G7.5 (216)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert GordonMorgan NevilleStarsSamuel L. JacksonJim StewartEstelle AxtonSpectacular rise & disgraced collapse of Memphis' socially-conscious, neighborhood-based Stax Records, which spawned many of the best soul sounds of the 60's and 70's is told mostly by its groundbreaking, colorblind executives and artists. Stax's family atmosphere and the challenges it faced in a turbulent era of social revolution and Black empowerment are illustrated by the label's great music, from Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers, Booker T and the MGs, Sam and Dave etc.
- DirectorChris HegedusD.A. PennebakerStarsWilson PickettSam MooreMary WilsonA film featuring the veteran soul music artists and music of Stax Records.