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The secret policeman s other ball was the fourth of the benefit shows staged by the british section of amnesty international to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights. Ultrarare comedy and music performances not in the original film. A series of benefit concerts to raise money for amnesty international. The show includes comedy skits by the members of monty python, as well as noted comedians peter cook, rowan atkinson, and others. The secret policemans other ball cast and crew tv guide. It was the second of many shows to bear the celebrated secret policemans title that became the iconic series known informally as the secret policemans balls. The secret policeman s other ball 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Uptodate information on coronavirus is available for free.
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The music delivers performances from 1982 s second secret policemans concert, which benefited amnesty international and featured phil collins, jeff beck, bob geldof, and sting among its headliners. The secret policeman s other ball is based on video recordings of two benefit concerts given in london a year or two earlier on behalf of amnesty international thus the secret policeman of the title. With new, speciallycreated opening and interstitial sequences. The secret policemans other ball trailer 1981 youtube. The secret policemans other ball 1982 release info imdb. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the secret policemans other ball with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. I had previously owned the 1998 vhs release of the secret policemans ball, which was a reissue of the theatrical uk film of 1980 bearing the same name. The original uk film runtime according to sources i find on the internet 94 minutes but the version included on this compilation is only 72 minutes. The secret policemans ball 1979 and the other for the new show coming in october the secret policemans ball 2006 which has been given the. We sat around his mothers record player and listen to the best live album ever. The album the secret policemans other ball the music was released by island recordswarner bros. The secret policemans other ball the music discogs.
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The secret policemans other ball the music 1992, cd. The secret policemans other ball 1982 rotten tomatoes. The secret policemans other ball was the fourth of the benefit shows staged by the british. Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to amnesty from the spinoff movie, tv special and record albums cleese, lewis and walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Note that there are already two pages of necessity called the secret policemans ball. The secret policemans other ball 1982, vinyl discogs.
The show also includes musical numbers by eric clapton, sting, donovan and bob geldof. It was the second of many shows to bear the celebrated secret policeman s title that became the iconic series known informally as the secret policeman s balls. The material photographed in the secret policemans other ball is sometimes pretty funny, but it tends to get sidetracked by the lowbudget videotape recording of the show, and the result is seen. Featurelength documentary commemorating the 25th anniversary. Here is the australian vhs trailer of the secret policemans other ball 1982, the followup to the secret policemans ball 1979 featuring john cleese, rowan atkinson, the late graham chapman, alexei sayle, michael palin, victoria woods, dennis thatcher, alan bennett, barry humphries, billy connolly and. The secret policemans other ball january 1, 2014 by the thorn in film, television. Billy connolly, eric clapton, jeff beck, monty python, pete townshend, sting. Secret policemans balls, the the secret policemans balls is the collective name for the legendary series of benefit shows staged to raise funds for amnesty international. Rowan atkinson, john cleese, michael palin and terry jones reprise the classic at last, the 1948 show sketch for the 1979 ball. In a 10th june 2000 hollywood reporter interview with bob weinstein and harvey weinstein, they said, back in 1982 when we were starting miramax films, martin lewis was the producer of what became our first hit movie the secret policemans other ball 1982 starring the monty pythons.
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The new film premiered in new york in may 1982 as a fundraiser for the u. Sing a song of six pants 1947 remastered hd 1080p duration. No year should pass without a new monty python film being available, and when that film. This is the secret policeman s other ball and a far better video than the first. The secret policemans other ball 1982 0923 1982 au comedy, music, tv movie 1h 30m user score. All the tv shows, movies, sports, and events canceled or postponed. Featuring several monty python members, rowan atkinson, and peter cook. The secret policemans ball is the name informally used for the longrunning series of benefit shows staged initially in england to raise funds for the human rights organisation amnesty international.
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