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Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.
Total trailers found: 19
14 August 2002
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a complete record.
21 July 1978
A small town band makes it big, but loses track of their roots, as they get caught up into the big-time machinations of the music biz.
27 March 2001
This Concert film from 1988 captures the full power of one of the giants of black American music in performance and, as a bonus, also includes an Interview Mayfield gave at the time to life-long fan Paul Weller.
06 May 2008
Movin' On Up is the definitve documentary on one of the most important artists and greatest groups of all time.
07 October 1977
How does retired cop Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) get two career criminals, Manny Durrell (Sidney Poitier) and Dave Anderson (Bill Cosby), to follow the straight and narrow? Con them into helping juvenile delinquents turn over a new leaf.
22 April 1974
Claudine is a single mother in New York City who endures an exhausting commute to the suburbs where she works as a maid for wealthy families.
05 April 2007
A collection of some of the greatest soul performances from the BBC's archive, featuring Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Dusty Springfield, Isaac Hayes, Solomon Burke and Percy Sledge.
07 April 1976
Three sisters start out singing in their church choir in Harlem in the late 1950s and become a successful girl group in the 1960s.
04 August 1972
Priest, a New York City drug kingpin, devises a scheme to get out of the business and retire with a big payday, but his plans are complicated when a street dealer rats him out to the police.
11 October 1975
Clyde Williams and Billy Foster are a couple of blue-collar workers in Atlanta who have promised to raise funds for their fraternal order, the Brothers and Sisters of Shaka.
26 July 1974
An educational video exploring drug addiction, including footage of real-life addicts going through rehab therapy.
20 March 2015
A documentary celebrating the men whose vocal stylings have carried the torch for soul across six decades.
28 September 1977
A young man who is charged with child molestation is placed in New York City’s infamous Tombs prison.
09 November 1990
Priest returns to New York from Paris to find his friend's murderer. With a couple of new allies, he attempts to bring the killers to justice while trying not to get into criminal activity like he did years ago.
25 August 2003
The Guitar is the uncrowned king of rock ‘n’ roll instruments. Live, without any safety net, our Guitar Heroes make their instruments sing, laugh and cry, rage and rejoice as they dazzle you with their virtuoso finger-work, sheer power, and infectious emotion.
13 May 1973
A concert film highlighted by performances from Marvin Gaye, Jerry Butler, and Roberta Flack.
08 March 2025
The Makings of Curtis Mayfield, directed by and featuring Grammy Award winning musical artist and actor, H.
03 February 2024
This is a look into the darkest corners of the BBC’s music archives for a reminder of songs by the likes of The Las, The Mock Turtles, Joan Jett and Kim Carnes.
16 November 2004
Curtis Mayfield was one of the dominant figures of soul music for three decades. This performance, filmed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1987, finds Curtis on fine form.
