Mr. SOUL!

April. 27,2018      
Rating:
7.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising stars of black American culture onto the national television stage. He was hip. He was smart. He was innovative, political, and gay. In his personal fight for social equality, this man ensured the Revolution would be televised. The man was Ellis Haizlip. The Revolution was soul!

Sidney Poitier as  Self (archival footage)
Blair Underwood as  Voice of Ellis Haizlip
Harry Belafonte as  Self
Patti LaBelle as  Self (archival footage)
Stevie Wonder as  Self (archival footage)
Gladys Knight as  Self (archival footage)
Questlove as  Self
Novella Nelson as  Self
Maya Angelou as  Self (archival footage)
Bill Withers as  Self (archival footage)