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The Apollo (2019)

The Apollo (2019)

98 minutes EN Documentary
The soul of the American culture
The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.
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James Brown
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Self (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald
Self (archive footage)
Redd Foxx
Self (archive footage)
Aretha Franklin
Self (archive footage)
Lauryn Hill
Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday
Self (archive footage)

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Archival Footage Coordinator
Co-Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Co-Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Production companies: Bert Marcus Productions, Chicago Media Project, White Horse Pictures, HBO, HBO Documentary Films
Production countries: United States of America

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