Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

Hosted by Richard Pryor, this is a fast paced, all star reunion that spotlights performances by the biggest acts ever to come out of Detroit including vintage footage of the groups from the sixties and seventies. It looks behind the scenes into what made Motown tick, the songwriters who helped bring the Motown sound to fame and the man who started it all, the legendary Berry Gordy. Rated: G

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Credits

co-producer

Don Mischer

Buz Khan

Duration

02:08:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300411

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Music & Performing Arts → Gordy, Berry

Music & Performing Arts → Rock music

People → Gordy, Berry

Performance

Performance → Music - Performance

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1985

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