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Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation

Year:

1988

Duration:

117 min

Genres:

Documentary | Music

IMDB rate:

7.7

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1988-06-11

Filming Locations: Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Bryan Adams

Himself

Joan Armatrading

Herself

Nick Ashford

Himself (as Ashford & Simpson)

Aswad

Themselves

Richard Attenborough

Himself

H.B. Barnum

Himself

Jennifer Beals

Herself

Harry Belafonte

Himself

Corbin Bernsen

Himself

Jackson Browne

Himself

Jonathan Butler

Himself

Paul Carrack

Himself

Graham Chapman

Himself

Tracy Chapman

Herself

Chubby Checker

Himself

Eric Clapton

Himself

Clarence Clemons

Himself

Joe Cocker

Himself

Natalie Cole

Herself

Phil Collins

Himself

Billy Connolly

Himself

Jerry Dammers

Himself

Sandra 'Pepa' Denton

Herself (as Salt-N-Pepa)

Harry Enfield

Himself

The Fat Boys

Themselves

Fish

Himself

Roberta Flack

Herself

Stephen Fry

Himself

Peter Gabriel

Himself

Richard Gere

Himself

Barry Gibb

Himself (as The Bee Gees)

Maurice Gibb

Himself (as The Bee Gees)

Robin Gibb

Himself (as The Bee Gees)

Whoopi Goldberg

Herself

Al Green

Himself

Jonas Gwangwa

Himself

Tony Hadley

Himself

Daryl Hannah

Herself

Richard Harris

Himself

Lenny Henry

Himself

Gregory Hines

Himself

Cissy Houston

Herself

Whitney Houston

Herself

Chrissie Hynde

Herself

Freddie Jackson

Himself

Cheryl 'Salt' James

Herself (as Salt-N-Pepa)

Mick Karn

Himself

Salif Keita

Himself

Jim Kerr

Himself

Mark Knopfler

Himself

Hugh Laurie

Himself

Ray Lema

Himself

Annie Lennox

Herself (as Eurythmics)

Rob Lowe

Himself

Ali MacGraw

Herself

The Mahotella Queens

Themselves

Miriam Makeba

Herself

Johnny Marr

Himself

Hugh Masekela

Himself

Meat Loaf

Himself

George Michael

Himself

Youssou N'Dour

Himself

Jessye Norman

Herself

Steve Norman

Himself

Michael Palin

Himself

Marti Pellow

Himself

Maxi Priest

Himself

The Rolling Stones

Themselves

Deidre 'Spinderella' Roper

Herself (as Salt-N-Pepa)

David Sanborn

Himself

Valerie Simpson

Herself (as Ashford & Simpson)

Sly & Robbie

Themselves

Curt Smith

Himself

Bruce Springsteen

Himself

David A. Stewart

Himself (as Eurythmics)

Sting

Himself

Philip Michael Thomas

Himself

Robert Townsend

Himself

UB40

Themselves

Midge Ure

Himself

Steven Van Zandt

Himself

Denzel Washington

Himself

Stevie Wonder

Himself

Paul Young

Himself

Emily Lloyd

Herself (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The concert, which was on behalf of Nelson Mandela who was then in jail in South Africa, was aired live in Great Britain. The BBC cut away frequently when the performers gave political speeches. But when the program aired in the United States, Fox Television systematically deleted all political references.