Mr. SOUL! (2018)

"Before Oprah...Before Arsenio...There was..."

7.0 April 27, 2018 1h 30m Released

Documentary Comedy Music

On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising stars of black American culture onto the national television stage. He was hip. He was smart. He was innovative, political, and gay. In his personal fight for social equality, this man ensured the Revolution would be televised. The man was Ellis Haizlip. The Revolution was soul!

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Cast

Ellis Haizlip

Self (archive footage)
Sidney Poitier

Self (archive footage)
Blair Underwood

Ellis Haizlip (voice)
Harry Belafonte

Self
Patti LaBelle

Self (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder

Self (archive footage)
Gladys Knight

Self (archive footage)
Questlove

Self
Novella Nelson

Self
Maya Angelou

Self (archive footage)
Bill Withers

Self (archive footage)
Stan Lathan

Self
James Baldwin

Self (archive footage)
Carmen De Lavallade

Self

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