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Directed by Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles, 1971

13m

In this segment from the television show “Detroit Tubeworks,” director Melvin Van Peebles promotes his film SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG on the occasion of its Detroit opening weekend, in 1971.

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