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The Greatest Night in Pop

20247.9 / 1097 min

Documentary, Music

Overview

The untold story behind "We Are the World."

On a January night in 1985, music's biggest stars gathered to record "We Are the World." This documentary goes behind the scenes of the historic event.

Cast

Lionel Richie

Self

Bruce Springsteen

Self

Dionne Warwick

Self

Kenny Loggins

Self

Huey Lewis

Self

Cyndi Lauper

Self

Sheila E.

Self

Smokey Robinson

Self

Michael Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Stevie Wonder

Self (archive footage)

Quincy Jones

Self (archive footage)

Tina Turner

Self (archive footage)

Paul Simon

Self (archive footage)

Kenny Rogers

Self (archive footage)

James Ingram

Self (archive footage)

Billy Joel

Self (archive footage)

Diana Ross

Self (archive footage)

Willie Nelson

Self (archive footage)

Al Jarreau

Self (archive footage)

Steve Perry

Self (archive footage)

Daryl Hall

Self (archive footage)

Kim Carnes

Self (archive footage)

Bob Dylan

Self (archive footage)

Ray Charles

Self (archive footage)

Dan Aykroyd

Self (archive footage)

Harry Belafonte

Self (archive footage)

Lindsey Buckingham

Self (archive footage)

Bob Geldof

Self (archive footage)

Jackie Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Jermaine Jackson

Self (archive footage)

La Toya Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Marlon Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Randy Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Tito Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Waylon Jennings

Self (archive footage)

Anita Pointer

Self (archive footage)

Ruth Pointer

Self (archive footage)

Bonnie Pointer

Self (archive footage)

Jeffrey Osborne

Self (archive footage)

John Oates

Self (archive footage)

Bette Midler

Self (archive footage)

Ken Woo

Self

Tom Bähler

Self

David Breskin

Self

Robert A. Dickinson

Self

Wendy Garfield-Ferris Rees

Self

Humberto Gatica

Self

Steven Ivory

Self

Larry Klein

Self

Harriet Sternberg

Self

Prince

Self (archive footage)

Madonna

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Nic Zimmermann

Editor

David Brodie

Editor

Caleb Heller

Director of Photography

Paul Brownstein

Executive Producer

Terry Leonard

Co-Producer

Julia Nottingham

Producer

George Hencken

Producer

Harriet Sternberg

Producer

Kent Kubena

Co-Producer

Angus Wall

Executive Producer

Amit Dey

Executive Producer

Will Znidaric

Editor

Lionel Richie

Producer

Bao Nguyen

Director

Bruce Eskowitz

Producer

Becky Read

Executive Producer

Luke Peckham

Digital Imaging Technician

Luke Peckham

Second Assistant Camera

Donna Ferry

Executive In Charge Of Production

David Weitzel

Post Production Supervisor

Nausheen Dadabhoy

Camera Operator

Lena Mesiano

Line Producer

Brandon Ziegenfuss

Camera Operator

Filipe Larrondo

First Assistant Camera

Sunil Devadanam

First Assistant Camera

Tom Fenaille

Second Assistant Camera

Emma Comans

Post Production Supervisor

Nobu Sakurai

First Assistant Camera

Tom Fenaille

Digital Imaging Technician

Michael Engelken

Additional Editing

Eric Fahey

Gaffer

Lou Shrimpton

Production Manager

Robert Exner

Key Grip

Jake Reeder

Key Grip

Sarah Ault

Hairstylist

Caroline Hodge

Additional Editing

Dora Wu

Assistant Editor

George Geanopulos

Assistant Editor

Stacey Kessler-Aungst

Post Production Supervisor

Piper Gates

Associate Producer

Jun Li

Camera Operator

Justin Bennett

Lighting Director

Lindsey Gardner

Line Producer

Joyce Liu

Associate Producer

Hayden Miller

Grip

Delroy Cornick

Production Sound Mixer

Mohammed Rahman

Additional Editing

Ric Crossley

First Assistant Editor

Steve Erdmann

Assistant Editor

Rich Robles

Key Grip

Karen Crossan

Music Coordinator

Brandon Taylor

Key Grip

Jacek Wiśniewski

Foley Artist

Gavin Allingham

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kenneth Nguyen

Still Photographer

Isaak van der Meulen

Gaffer

Joe Kosty

Gaffer

Adam LoNigro

Best Boy Electric

Hanrui Wang

Art Direction

Nil Muir

Makeup Artist

Carlos Haynes

Additional Editing

Kevin Chiu

Best Boy Grip

Michał Wilczewski

Foley Mixer

Maxine Christians

Makeup Artist

Filip Stefanowski

Foley Mixer

Richard Gallagher

Dialogue Editor

Larry Klein

Producer