The Apollo
The history of New York City’s Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Roger Ross Williams
Actors: Angela Bassett, Aretha Franklin, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, Jamie Foxx, Patti LaBelle, Pharrell Williams, Redd Foxx, Smokey Robinson
Country: USA
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