The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
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.
Release Date
January 1, 1988Runtime
117 minGenres
MusicDirected by
Ken O'Neill, Phil Chilvers, David G. CroftLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Harry Belafonte
SelfSting
SelfGeorge Michael
SelfAl Green
SelfWhoopi Goldberg
SelfTracy Chapman
SelfPeter Gabriel
SelfMiriam Makeba
SelfHugh Masekela
SelfChrissie Hynde
SelfSteven Van Zandt
SelfWhitney Houston
SelfChubby Checker
SelfStevie Wonder
SelfEric Clapton
SelfJessye Norman
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