Name: Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2007-08-01
Duration: 2 h 35 min
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson

Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story (2007)

English 2h 35m

About Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story Movie

Directed by Morgan Neville, Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story (2007) is an English-language Documentary, Music Movie. It stars Samuel L. Jackson. Between 1959 and 1975, Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee released international chart-topping hits from artists including Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Booker T. & the MG's, Rufus and Carla Thomas, the Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, and even Richard Pryor and Jesse Jackson. Founded by a white conservative bank teller who played country fiddle music, Stax became the preeminent soul music label in America, and became identified with the civil rights movement of the 1960s and '70s. RESPECT YOURSELF documents the Stax label, its visionaries, and most of all, its music.

Movie Details

Release Date01 Aug 2007

LanguageEnglish

Runtime2h 35m

StatusReleased

DirectorMorgan Neville

GenreDocumentary, Music