About the film
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Release Date: January 01, 1988
| Year | : | 1988 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Music |
| Production Companies | : | Concert Promoters, Elephant House, Marshall Arts |
| Director | : | David G. Croft, Ken O'Neill, Phil Chilvers |
| Producers | : | Charles Brand, Tisha Fein, Neville Bolt |
| Writers | : | |
| RunTime | : | 117 mins. |
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.
Main Actors
Harry Belafonte
Character : Himself
Sting
Character : Himself
George Michael
Character : Himself
Al Green
Character : Himself
Whoopi Goldberg
Character : Herself
Tracy Chapman
Character : Herself
Peter Gabriel
Character : Himself
Miriam Makeba
Character : Herself
Hugh Masekela
Character : Himself
Chrissie Hynde
Character : Herself
Steven Van Zandt
Character : Himself
Jerry Dammers
Character : Himself
Whitney Houston
Character : Herself
Chubby Checker
Character : Himself
Stevie Wonder
Character : Himself
Eric Clapton
Character : Himself
Jessye Norman
Character : Herself
Tony Hollingsworth
Character : Himself
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