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Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014)

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Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

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Director

  • Alex Gibney
    Alex Gibney

Writer

  • Alex Gibney
    Alex Gibney
    written by

Cast

(in credits order)
  • James Brown
    James Brown
    James Brown
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Christian McBride
    Christian McBride
    Christian McBride
    Self
  • Bobby Byrd
    Bobby Byrd
    Self
  • Greg Tate
    Greg Tate
    Greg Tate
    Self
  • Louis Jordan in Look-Out Sister (1947)
    Louis Jordan
    Louis Jordan
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Duke Ellington C. 1930's
    Duke Ellington
    Duke Ellington
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Mick Jagger at an event for Boardwalk Empire (2010)
    Mick Jagger
    Mick Jagger
    Self
  • John Starks
    John Starks
    John Starks
    Self
    (as John 'Jabo' Starks)
  • Eugene 'Bull' Connor
    Eugene 'Bull' Connor
    Eugene 'Bull' Connor
    Self
    (archive footage) (as Bull Connor)
  • Al Sharpton
    Al Sharpton
    Al Sharpton
    Self
  • Martha High
    Martha High
    Self
  • Little Richard
    Little Richard
    Little Richard
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Melvin Parker
    Melvin Parker
    Self
  • Alan Leeds
    Alan Leeds
    Alan Leeds
    Self
  • Clyde Stubblefield
    Clyde Stubblefield
    Clyde Stubblefield
    Self
  • Micheal Veal
    Micheal Veal
    Self
  • Danny Ray
    Danny Ray
    Self
  • Questlove
    Questlove
    Questlove
    Self
    (as Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson)
  • Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King Jr.
    Martin Luther King Jr.
    Self
    (archive footage) (as Martin Luther King)
  • Malcolm X
    Malcolm X
    Malcolm X
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Lyndon B. Johnson
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    Self
    (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson)
  • Maceo Parker
    Maceo Parker
    Maceo Parker
    Self
  • Gerry and the Pacemakers
    Gerry and the Pacemakers
    Gerry and the Pacemakers
    Themselves
    (archive footage)
  • Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, and The Beach Boys in The Beach Boys: An American Band (1985)
    The Beach Boys
    The Beach Boys
    Themselves
    (archive footage)
  • Pee Wee Ellis
    Pee Wee Ellis
    Self
    (as Alfred 'Pee Wee' Ellis')
  • Fred Wesley
    Fred Wesley
    Self
  • Ben Bart
    Ben Bart
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Ed Sullivan
    Ed Sullivan
    Ed Sullivan
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • James Meredith
    James Meredith
    James Meredith
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Cleveland Sellers
    Cleveland Sellers
    Self
  • Dick Gregory in The Hot Chick (2002)
    Dick Gregory
    Dick Gregory
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Stokely Carmichael in The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)
    Stokely Carmichael
    Stokely Carmichael
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • H. Rap Brown
    H. Rap Brown
    H. Rap Brown
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Kevin White
    Kevin White
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Louis B. Lyons
    Louis B. Lyons
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Hubert H. Humphrey
    Hubert H. Humphrey
    Hubert H. Humphrey
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Don Warden
    Don Warden
    Self - host, Black Dignity show
    (archive footage)
  • Chuck D
    Chuck D
    Chuck D
    Self
  • Mike Douglas in The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
    Mike Douglas
    Mike Douglas
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • David Susskind
    David Susskind
    David Susskind
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Richard Nixon
    Richard Nixon
    Richard Nixon
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Bootsy Collins
    Bootsy Collins
    Bootsy Collins
    Self
  • Phelps 'Catfish' Collins
    Phelps 'Catfish' Collins
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Jim Wipkee
    Jim Wipkee
    Self - reporter, WSB News
    (archive footage)
  • Michael Jackson at an event for Michael Jackson: Liberian Girl (1989)
    Michael Jackson
    Michael Jackson
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Prince
    Prince
    Prince
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Ye
    Ye
    Ye
    Self
    (archive footage) (as Kanye West)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Don Cornelius
    Don Cornelius
    Don Cornelius
    Self
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Sammy Davis Jr.
    Sammy Davis Jr.
    Sammy Davis Jr.
    Self
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Flavor Flav
    Flavor Flav
    Flavor Flav
    Self
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Gerald Ford
    Gerald Ford
    Gerald Ford
    Self
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Jay-Z at an event for The Great Gatsby (2013)
    Jay-Z
    Jay-Z
    Self
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Darryl McDaniels, Jam Master Jay, Joseph Simmons, and Run-D.M.C.
    Jam Master Jay
    Jam Master Jay
    Self
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Brian Jones
    Brian Jones
    Brian Jones
    Self
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Bruno Mars
    Bruno Mars
    Bruno Mars
    Self
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Darryl McDaniels
    Darryl McDaniels
    Darryl McDaniels
    Self
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Pat Nixon
    Pat Nixon
    Pat Nixon
    Self
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Keith Richards at an event for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
    Keith Richards
    Keith Richards
    Self
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Dinah Shore
    Dinah Shore
    Dinah Shore
    Self
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Charlie Watts
    Charlie Watts
    Charlie Watts
    Self
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman
    Bill Wyman
    Bill Wyman
    Self
    (archive footage) (uncredited)

Producers

  • Peter Afterman
    Peter Afterman
    producer
  • Blair Foster
    Blair Foster
    producer
  • Mick Jagger
    Mick Jagger
    producer
  • Victoria Pearman
    Victoria Pearman
    producer
  • Daniel Brooks
    Daniel Brooks
    executive producer (as Dan Brooks)
  • Alex Gibney
    Alex Gibney
    executive producer
  • Michael Singer
    Michael Singer
    executive producer (as Mike Singer)
  • Eric Weider
    Eric Weider
    executive producer
  • Trevor Davidoski
    Trevor Davidoski
    co-producer
  • Christopher John Farley
    Christopher John Farley
    consulting producer

Cinematographers

  • Maryse Alberti
    Maryse Alberti
    director of photography
  • Antonio Rossi
    Antonio Rossi
    director of photography

Editors

  • Geeta Gandbhir
    Geeta Gandbhir
    supervising editor
  • Maya Mumma
    Maya Mumma

Production Management

  • Kelley Cribben
    Kelley Cribben
    post-production supervisor
  • Stacey Offman
    Stacey Offman
    executive in charge of production

Art Department

  • Mathieu Bitton
    Mathieu Bitton
    graphic designer
  • Stephonika W. Kaye
    Stephonika W. Kaye
    set production assistant
  • Ryan Reeve
    Ryan Reeve
    set production assistant

Sound Department

  • David Coulter
    David Coulter
    sound recordist
  • Matteo Di Simone
    Matteo Di Simone
    re-recording mixer (italian version)
  • Rick Fatke
    Rick Fatke
    sound recordist
  • Chris Fielder
    Chris Fielder
    assistant sound editor
  • Tom Fleischman
    Tom Fleischman
    re-recording mixer
  • Maegan Hayward
    Maegan Hayward
    re-recording mix facility coordinator
  • David Hocs
    David Hocs
    sound recordist
  • Peter Miller
    Peter Miller
    sound recordist
  • Branka Mrkic
    Branka Mrkic
    dialogue editor (as Branka Mrkic-Tana)
  • Paul Rusnak
    Paul Rusnak
    sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Lance Becker
    Lance Becker
    assistant camera
  • Ryan Bronz
    Ryan Bronz
    assistant camera
  • Ian Christy
    Ian Christy
    assistant camera
  • Kurt Denissen
    Kurt Denissen
    assistant camera
  • Alexander Elkins
    Alexander Elkins
    assistant camera
  • Sam Elliot
    Sam Elliot
    assistant camera
  • Marianne Espinosa
    Marianne Espinosa
    assistant camera
  • Alex Guckert
    Alex Guckert
    assistant camera
  • Ronan Killeen
    Ronan Killeen
    additional photography
  • Brad Serreno
    Brad Serreno
    additional photography

Editorial Department

  • Christina Delerme
    Christina Delerme
    digital intermediate post producer
  • Joe Fenstermaker
    Joe Fenstermaker
    additional assistant editor
  • Alex Keipper
    Alex Keipper
    associate editor
  • Benjamin Murray
    Benjamin Murray
    digital intermediate supervising conform editor
  • Hannah Vanderlan
    Hannah Vanderlan
    additional assistant editor

Music Department

  • Erin Fuentes
    Erin Fuentes
    music coordinator
  • Annette Kudrak
    Annette Kudrak
    music editor
  • Alison Litton
    Alison Litton
    associate music supervisor
  • Margaret Yen
    Margaret Yen
    music supervisor

Color Department

  • Allie Ames
    Allie Ames
    digital intermediate conform editor
  • Jeff Cornell
    Jeff Cornell
    digital intermediate conform editor
  • Beth Friedland
    Beth Friedland
    digital intermediate conform editor
  • Joey Handy
    Joey Handy
    digital intermediate producer
  • Jack Lewars
    Jack Lewars
    digital intermediate colorist
  • Ryan McMahon
    Ryan McMahon
    digital intermediate conform editor

Legal

  • Jacqueline Eckhouse
    Jacqueline Eckhouse
    production counsel (as Jackie Eckhouse)
  • Robert Stein
    Robert Stein
    counsel: e&o (as F. Robert Stein)

Production Department

  • Bethany Dettmore
    Bethany Dettmore
    production assistant

Production Finance and Accounting

  • Barbara Karen
    Barbara Karen
    production accountant
  • Mia Lam
    Mia Lam
    production accountant
  • Beth M. Schniebolk
    Beth M. Schniebolk
    production accountant (as Beth Schniebolk)

Additional Crew

  • Julie Begey Seureau
    Julie Begey Seureau
    assistant to producer
  • Deanna Brown
    Deanna Brown
    special consultant
  • Tomirae Brown
    Tomirae Brown
    consultant (as Tomi Rae Brown)
  • Grace Fardella
    Grace Fardella
    assistant: Alex Gibney
  • Michelle Glick
    Michelle Glick
    office production manager
  • Emilio Grossi
    Emilio Grossi
    provider: color photos - Apollo Theater
  • Cara Mia Harris
    Cara Mia Harris
    production office manager
  • Amanda Hernandez
    Amanda Hernandez
    assistant: Victoria Pearman
  • Kathryn Hoffman
    Kathryn Hoffman
    insurance broker (as Katherine Hoffman)
  • Alison Joy
    Alison Joy
    executive assistant

Thanks

  • David Peck
    David Peck
    special thanks
  • Bruce Resnikoff
    Bruce Resnikoff
    special thanks
  • Harry Weinger
    Harry Weinger
    special thanks

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