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The Apollo

The Apollo

The soul of the American culture

2019•1h 38m•6.5/10
Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.5/10(18)

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

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Production

Bert Marcus Productions, Chicago Media Project, White Horse Pictures, HBO, HBO Documentary Films, Impact Partners, MACRO

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

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

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)

Charles B. Rangel

Self

Leslie Uggams

Leslie Uggams

Self

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