Eric clapton s crossroads with jeff beck simply blew us away. A benefit for human rights watch group amnesty international. Mar 05, 2012 s unday afternoon, radio city music hall, and rehearsals for the secret policeman s ball were in full flow. The film of an onstage charity benefit for amnesty international. Dec 02, 2006 the secret policeman s ball is the collective name informally used to describe the longrunning series of benefit shows staged in england to raise funds for the human rights organisation amnesty international.
The secret policeman was broadcast on bbc one on 21 october 2003. In later years, other amnesty benefit shows also bore the secret policeman s title. Various artists secret policemans other ball amazon. However, by this 1982 film, some changes had occurred. Peter luff left amnesty in 1978 and the organisation s new fundraising officer, peter walker, was deputed to work with lewis on reconfiguring the show to raise more money and greater awareness of amnesty. Various the secret policemans ball the music discogs. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
The shows started in 1976 featuring popular british comedians but. At one point it seemed like all the oldschool rock stars grew mullets, wore peculiar jewellery and dressed in big. S unday afternoon, radio city music hall, and rehearsals for the secret policeman s ball were in full flow. The shows started out in the mid1970s primarily as comedy galas featuring popular british comedic performers and later expanded to. The secret policemans ball celebrates free speech one of the first rights to be stifled by state authorities which seek to repress its citizens. Factorys new 3disc set, the secret policeman s balls, collects five of the films from the first and second wave of amnesty benefits, and while they have come up lacking in the technical department more on that later, their value as historical comedy documents is inarguable. This set is a compendium of a key moment in entertainment history, literally at a turning point in western culture. The secret policemans ball c4 standup british comedy guide. The mighty boosh secret policemans ball video dailymotion. Featuring several monty python members, rowan atkinson, and peter cook.
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Beginning in 1976, they have featured the cream of britains comedians and. Performances include comedy skits and musical numbers by a varied cast of mostly british performers. The secret policemans other ball 1982 english movie. A series of benefit concerts to raise money for amnesty international. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing remember the secret policeman s ball. Amnesty international s fundraising shows featuring comedy and music stars. We sat around his mothers record player and listen to the best live album ever. The secret policemans other ball, a various artists album. The secret policemans ball the music 1980, vinyl discogs. The first amnesty international benefit film, the secret policeman s ball, consisted almost exclusively of british comedywith many of the top comedians the country had to offerincluding almost all the monty python members. In 1969, 500,000 people descended on a small patch of field in a littleknown town in upstate new york called woodstock. Five years on from the secret policeman, panoramas the secret policeman returns shows that even though progress has been made, the problem of racism in the police force is more than skin deep.
Not rated 1h 34min documentary, comedy tv movie june 1980. Pete townshend wont get fooled again acoustic discussion in music corner started by john cantrell, dec 2, 2006. We sat around his mother s record player and listen to the best live album ever. The music delivers performances from 1982 s second secret policeman s concert, which benefited amnesty international and featured phil collins, jeff beck, bob geldof, and sting among its headliners. It was a strange time, i dont think any period in recent history looks more dated than the mid80s.
The kremlins secret police have gone by many names. Stings roxanne, becks crossroads, and geldofs i dont like mondays are among the albums highlights, along with collins in the air tonight. 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. A guide to the secret policeman s ball, the 1976 2012 channel 4 tv standup. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the secret policeman s other ball near you.
Yearning to watch the secret policemans third ball in the comfort of your own home. Phil collins piano in the roof is leaking made me cry. Eric claptons crossroads with jeff beck simply blew us away. The witty british comedy troupe in a live performance of some of their wildest sketches. The secret policemans other ball was the fourth of the benefit shows staged by the british section of amnesty international to raise funds for its. Stars of monty python gathered onstage with such other talents as peter cook and musicians pete townshend and eric clapton. Pete townshend, tom robinson, neil innes, john williams the secret policeman s ball the music music.
Genevie schulz pdf download the secret policemans ball presents. The secret policeman s balls were the biggest thing in entertainment. Feb 06, 2017 the shows took place at the london palladium over four consecutive nights 2629 march 1987. Amnesty decided not to present a benefit show in 1978 in order to consider how to make better use of the performing talent so favourably disposed to assist it in raising funds. In the early 1980s, amnesty had a low profile in the us, and its executive director jack healey was looking for a way to. Beginning in 1976, the balls have featured the cream of britains comedians and musicians. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the secret policemans other ball near you. Apr 02, 2016 the secret policeman s ball was the third 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 field. 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.
With paul abrahams, rowan atkinson, chris beetles, mike brearley. Free speech is a basic human right denied to thousands of people around the world. Pete townshend, tom robinson, neil innes, john williams the secret policemans ball the music music. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the jen oneilldirected movie via subscription. Overview of secret policemans other ball, the, 1981, directed by julien temple, with donovan leitch, alan bennett, david rappaport, at turner classic movies. Dec 22, 2017 the kremlin s secret police have gone by many names. The secret policeman s 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. 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 secret policemans balls are a legendary series of benefit shows staged to. The secret policeman s ball was the third of the benefit shows staged by amnesty international to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights field. The material photographed in the secret policeman s 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. The secret policeman s ball is the name informally used for the longrunning series of benefit shows staged initially in the united kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation amnesty international. Phil collin s piano in the roof is leaking made me cry.
The secret policemans ball is back amnesty international uk. The secret policeman s ball was the third 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 field. The secret policemans balls are a legendary series of benefit shows staged to raise funds for amnesty international. The shows were videotaped and a home video special was created integrating performances from the two. The secret policemans ball was the third of the benefit shows staged by the british section of amnesty international to raise funds for its. The secret policemans other ball by various artists album. The secret policeman s ball was the third in a series of benefits shows organized by cleese for amnesty international, and the name was recycled for several filmed stage shows that followed.
The secret policemans ball aims to celebrate this right through comedy and music. The secret policeman s ball 1979 12221979 gb comedy, music 1h 15m user score. Stars of both the music and comedy world descended upon new yorks radio city musical hall on sunday, march 4th, for amnesty internationals secret policemans ball, benefitting human rights. The secret policeman s ball is back and in new york for the first time. 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 field.
Peter cook, john cleese, clive james, pete townshend, rowan atkinson, michael palin, john williams, sylvester mccoy. With rowan atkinson, jeff beck, alan bennett, john bird. They were for amnesty international and nothing like them had been done anywhere on this scale before. Factory s new 3disc set, the secret policeman s balls, collects five of the films from the first and second wave of amnesty benefits, and while they have come up lacking in the technical department more on that later, their value as historical comedy documents is inarguable.
The secret policemans ball the early years pleasure at her majestys and. The secret policemans ball is the name informally used for the longrunning series of benefit. The music delivers performances from 1982s second secret policeman s concert, which benefited amnesty international and featured phil collins, jeff beck, bob geldof, and sting among its headliners. Pleasure at her majestys 1976, the secret policemans ball 1979, the secret policeman s other ball 1981, the secret policemans third ball 1987 and the secret policemans biggest ball 1989. The other performances come from 35mm sources, but theyre also somewhat grainy and sport faded colors and some halo effects. Secret policemans ball, which was a reissue of the theatrical uk film of 1980. The secret policemans ball 1979 the movie database. They are informally referred to as the secret policeman. The secret policeman s ball 2006 was the title of the show staged as a benefit for human rights organization amnesty international at londons royal albert hall in october 2006 the show title was a conscious reprise of the title of the 1979 amnesty benefit show that heralded the organizations breakthrough in public awareness and fundraising. The secret policeman s ball the source of the townshend performances comes from beatup old 16mm film, showing some rough grain and messy black levels. The secret policeman s ball 25th anniversary silver box set features 5discs worth of the very best of the gala charity shows from the last 25 years. Jan 01, 2014 the secret policemans other ball january 1, 2014 by the thorn in film, television.
Stars of music and comedy include the late peter cook and dudley moore, john cleese, michael palin, eric clapton and sting. Secret policeman s balls, the the secret policeman s balls is the collective name for the legendary series of benefit shows staged to raise funds for amnesty international. Recorded at the secret policeman s ball the 1979 amnesty international comedy gala, at her majestys theatre, london on 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th june 1979 this is the companion record to the secret policeman s ball ilps 9601. Amnesty internationals fundraising shows featuring comedy and music stars. Pleasure at her majestys 1976, the secret policemans ball 1979, the secret policemans other ball 1981, the secret policemans third ball 1987 and the secret policemans biggest ball 1989. The secret policemans other ball 1982 rotten tomatoes. The secret policemans other ball trailer 1981 video. 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. Pete townshend wont get fooled again acoustic steve. Jan 01, 2007 the secret policemans ball music edition. Peter luff left amnesty in 1978 and the organisations new fundraising.
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