Save the Children (film)
| Save the Children | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Stan Lathan |
| Written by | Matt Robinson |
| Produced by | Matt Robinson Clarence Avant |
| Starring | Cannonball Adderley Jerry Butler Sammy Davis Jr. Dennis Edwards Roberta Flack Melvin Franklin Marvin Gaye |
| Cinematography | Charles Blackwell Bob Fletcher Robert Grant Doug Harris Rufus Hinton Roy Lewis Leroy Lucas David Myers |
| Edited by | George Bowers Paul L. Evans |
Production company | Stellar |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Save the Children is a 1973 American documentary film directed by Stan Lathan and written by Matt Robinson. The concert documentary film chronicles performers that appeared during Jesse Jackson's Operation PUSH exposition held in 1972 in Chicago. The film was released on September 18, 1973, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2] A soundtrack to the film was released by Motown Records.
Cast
[edit]- The Adderley Brothers
- Jerry Butler
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- The Temptations
- Roberta Flack
- Marvin Gaye
- Cuba Gooding, Sr.
- The Jackson 5
- Jesse Jackson
- Gladys Knight & the Pips
- Ramsey Lewis
- Curtis Mayfield
- Wilson Pickett
- Nancy Wilson
- Bill Withers
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Movie Review - Save the Children - Stars 'Save the Children' - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Save the Children (1973) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
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