Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
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A documentary tracing legendary drummer and activist Max Roach's creative peaks, personal struggles, and reinventions from Jim Crow through the Civil Rights era to hip hop.
Why watch: Two directors spent decades filming Roach separately, then merged their footage into one film.
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Cast
Max Roach as Self (archival footage)
Abdullah Ibrahim as Self
Questlove as Self
Harry Belafonte as Self
Jimmy Heath as Self
Quincy Jones as Self
Abbey Lincoln as Self
Sonny Rollins as Self
Randy Weston as Self
Dee Dee Bridgewater as Self
Fab 5 Freddy as Self
Albert 'Tootie' Heath as Self
Greg Tate as Self
Jeff "Tain" Watts as Self
Crew
Ben Shapiro — Director
Sam Pollard — Director
Ben Shapiro — Producer
Sam Pollard — Producer
Russell Greene — Editor
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