Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (2023)

Name: Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-06-11
Duration: 87 min
Cast: Ed Sullivan, Harry Belafonte, Dionne Warwick, Berry Gordy, Jackie Jackson

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.

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Released 2023-06-11 · 87 min · Documentary

Directed by Sacha Jenkins

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)
John Lennon as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney as Self (archive footage)
George Harrison as Self (archive footage)