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Music • Documentary
1985
52 minutes
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was written, how producer Quincy Jones and songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie persuaded some of the most popular performers in America to donate their services to the project, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the marathon recording session that produced the single.
Release:
January 28, 1985
Original language:
English
Production country:
United States
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Cast
Jane Fonda
Self - Host
Self - Host
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Quincy Jones
Self - Conductor
Self - Conductor
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Bob Dylan
Self
Self
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Lionel Richie
Self
Self
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Dan Aykroyd
Self
Self
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Bruce Springsteen
Self
Self
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Michael Jackson
Self
Self
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Stevie Wonder
Self
Self
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Ray Charles
Self
Self
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Paul Simon
Self
Self
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Kenny Rogers
Self
Self
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James Ingram
Self
Self
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Tina Turner
Self
Self
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Billy Joel
Self
Self
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Diana Ross
Self
Self
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Dionne Warwick
Self
Self
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Willie Nelson
Self
Self
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Al Jarreau
Self
Self
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Kenny Loggins
Self
Self
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Steve Perry
Self
Self
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Huey Lewis
Self
Self
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Cyndi Lauper
Self
Self
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Kim Carnes
Self
Self
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Harry Belafonte
Self
Self
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Sheila E.
Self
Self
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Bob Geldof
Self
Self
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Bette Midler
Self
Self
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Daryl Hall
Self
Self
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Smokey Robinson
Self
Self
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Emmanuel Lewis
Self
Self
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Greg Phillinganes
Self - Keyboardist
Self - Keyboardist
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Lindsey Buckingham
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
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Mario Cipollina
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
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Johnny Colla
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
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Bill Gibson
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
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Chris Hayes
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
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Sean Hopper
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
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La Toya Jackson
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
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Marlon Jackson
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
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Randy Jackson
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
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Waylon Jennings
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
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John Oates
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Osborne
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
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June Pointer
Self - The Pointer Sisters (uncredited)
Self - The Pointer Sisters (uncredited)
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Ruth Pointer
Self - The Pointer Sisters (uncredited)
Self - The Pointer Sisters (uncredited)
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Anita Pointer
Self - The Pointer Sisters (uncredited)
Self - The Pointer Sisters (uncredited)
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Tito Jackson
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
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Jackie Jackson
Self (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
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