The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show (2020)
The week late night TV woke America.
75 min
For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.
- Release date
- April 15, 2020
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Wendell Hanes
Trailer
Cast
- Gina Belafonte as Self
- Harry Belafonte as Self
- Taylor Branch as Self
- Bill Carter as Self
- Petula Clark as Self
- Whoopi Goldberg as Self
- Phil Gries as Self
- Tamron Hall as Self
Crew
- Leon Bibb · Archive footage
- Johnny Carson · Archive footage
- Yoruba Richen · Director
- Èlia Gasull Balada · Writer
- Yoruba Richen · Writer
- Valerie Thomas · Writer
- Valerie Thomas · Producer
- Joan Walsh · Producer
- Wendell Hanes · Composer
- Ian Moubayed · Cinematographer
- Martina Radwan · Cinematographer
- Èlia Gasull Balada · Editor