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Amazing Grace
Directed by
Sydney Pollack and Alan Elliott
Produced by Spike Lee, Chiemi Karasawa, Alan Elliott, Joe Boyd, Rob Johnson, Sabrina V. Owens, Angie Seegers, Tirrell D. Whittley, and Joseph Woolf
Produced by Spike Lee, Chiemi Karasawa, Alan Elliott, Joe Boyd, Rob Johnson, Sabrina V. Owens, Angie Seegers, Tirrell D. Whittley, and Joseph Woolf
With:
Aretha Franklin, Reverand James Cleveland, Southern California Community Choir, C.L. Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Bernard Pretty Purdie, Chuck Rainey, Clara Ward, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, and Sydney Pollack
Editing:
Jeff Buchanan
Runtime:
89 min
Release Date: 10 May 2019
Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 10 May 2019
Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Long unfinished 1972 film of Aretha Franklin recording the best-selling gospel album of all time in an LA Baptist Church offers a few observational insights into the Queen of Soul, but also exemplifies how the visual medium can diminish rather than amplify the power of music.