About the film
Motown 40 : The Music is Forever
Release Date: February 15, 1998
| Year | : | 1998 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Documentary, Music |
| Production Companies | : | De Passe Entertainment |
| Director | : | Yvonne Smith |
| Producers | : | Dana Heinz Perry, Yvonne Smith, Suzanne de Passe, Ruth Adkins Robinson, Denise Hamilton, Suzanne Coston, Anthony Jones |
| Writers | : |
Archival music performances and contemporary interviews cover some of the history of Motown Records and Productions.
Main Actors
Diana Ross
Character : Herself - Hostess
Nick Ashford
Character : Self
Florence Ballard
Character : Self (archive footage)
Shelly Berger
Character : Self
Cindy Birdsong
Character : Self (archive footage)
Michael Bolton
Character : Self
Julian Bond
Character : Self
Albridge Bryant
Character : Self (archive footage) (as Elbridge 'Al' Bryant)
Mariah Carey
Character : Self
Diahann Carroll
Character : Self
Dick Clark
Character : Self
George Clinton
Character : Self
Sean Combs
Character : Self (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs)
Don Cornelius
Character : Self
Clive Davis
Character : Self
Lamont Dozier
Character : Self
Kenneth Edmonds
Character : Self
Dennis Edwards
Character : Self (archive footage)
Aretha Franklin
Character : Self
Melvin Franklin
Character : Self (archive footage) (as The Temptations)
Harvey Fuqua
Character : Self
Marvin Gaye
Character : Self (archive footage)
Berry Gordy
Character : Self
Brian Holland
Character : Self
Eddie Holland
Character : Self
Jesse Jackson
Character : Self
Rick James
Character : Self
Eddie Kendricks
Character : Self (archive footage)
Terry Lewis
Character : Self
James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris III
Character : Self
Little Richard
Character : Self
Branford Marsalis
Character : Self
Bette Midler
Character : Self (archive footage)
Bonnie Raitt
Character : Self
Martha Reeves
Character : Self (archive footage)
Lionel Richie
Character : Self
Claudette Robinson
Character : Self
Smokey Robinson
Character : Self
David Ruffin
Character : Self (archive footage)
RuPaul
Character : Self
George Schlatter
Character : Self
Russell Simmons
Character : Self
Valerie Simpson
Character : Self
Raynoma Singleton
Character : Self
Martha Jean Steinberg
Character : Self
Rod Stewart
Character : Self
Richard Street
Character : Self (archive footage)
Levi Stubbs
Character : Self
James Taylor
Character : Self
Tammi Terrell
Character : Self (archive footage)
Ron Tyson
Character : Self (archive footage)
Luther Vandross
Character : Self
Cornel West
Character : Self
Norman Whitfield
Character : Self
Otis Williams
Character : Self
Paul Williams
Character : Self (archive footage)
Jackie Wilson
Character : Self (archive footage)
Mary Wilson
Character : Self
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