The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert (1988)
There was a time when the biggest names in pop music believed they could change the world for the better. Faced with the intolerance and excesses of the established authorities, music celebrities decided to use their prestige to draw attention to the problems that less favoured people in the world faced. Wembley Stadium, London, 1988: thousands of English people fill one of the most famous football arenas in the world to celebrate an unforgettable pop music festival, with a lofty goal above entertainment - the celebration of the seventieth birthday of African leader Nelson Mandela.
Directors: David G. Croft, Ken O'Neill, Phil Chilvers.
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Harry Belafonte as Self |
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Sting as Self |
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George Michael as Self |
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Al Green as Self |
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Whoopi Goldberg as Self |
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Tracy Chapman as Self |
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Peter Gabriel as Self |
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Miriam Makeba as Self |
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Hugh Masekela as Self |
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Chrissie Hynde as Self |
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Steven Van Zandt as Self |
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Jerry Dammers as Self |
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Whitney Houston as Self |
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Chubby Checker as Self |
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Stevie Wonder as Self |
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Eric Clapton as Self |
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Jessye Norman as Self |
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Tony Hollingsworth as Self |
| Production | Charles Brand | Producer |
| Editing | Goetz Meyer | Editor |
| Directing | David G. Croft | Director |
| Sound | Avril Mackintosh | Sound |
| Directing | Ken O'Neill | Director |
| Production | Tisha Fein | Producer |
| Sound | Doug Hopkins | Sound |
| Directing | Phil Chilvers | Director |
| Production | Neville Bolt | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Gregg Jackman | Sound |