That's the Way of the World (1975)

Directed by

Sig Shore

Genre

blaxploitation film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A record executive navigates the cutthroat music industry while trying to promote a talented funk band. The film shows the pressures and betrayals behind making it in the business.

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What happens

That's the Way of the World is a 1975 film produced and directed by Sig Shore and starring Harvey Keitel. It features the music of R&B/Funk group Earth, Wind & Fire (who also appear in the picture as a fictionalized version of themselves). The film depicts the music business and the life of record executives. A soundtrack by Earth, Wind & Fire released in the same year eventually became one of the group's landmark albums. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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