Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

Name: Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-06-11
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Cast: Ed Sullivan, Harry Belafonte, Dionne Warwick, Berry Gordy, Jackie Jackson

2023 · 1h 27m · Documentary

In the earliest days of television, when the rules were still being written, one man dared to break them.

Ed Sullivan broke barriers by booking Black artists on his Sunday night variety show. This documentary spotlights the TV pioneer's legacy of equality.

Where to watch Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

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Cast

Ed Sullivan as Self (archive footage)
Harry Belafonte as Self
Dionne Warwick as Self
Berry Gordy as Self
Jackie Jackson as Self
Tito Jackson as Self
Smokey Robinson as Self
Otis Williams as Self
Ray Charles as Self (archive footage)
Billy Preston as Self (archive footage)
Nina Simone as Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley as Self (archive footage)

Details

Director: Sacha Jenkins
Released: June 11, 2023
Runtime: 1h 27m
Genres: Documentary
Studio: MPS Legacy Productions, MRC and Diamond Docs
Status: Released
TMDB score: 6.9 / 10 from 11 votes

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