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Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1982-03-01
- video_camera_front Companies Amnesty International
- timer Runtime: 90 Mins
- star Rating: 6 / 10
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- info IMDB ID tt0084648
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smart_display Cast
Rowan Atkinson
Self - Various Roles
Jeff Beck
Self
Alan Bennett
Self - Various Roles
Graham Chapman
Self - Various Roles
Eric Clapton
Self
John Cleese
Self - Various Roles
Phil Collins
Self
Billy Connolly
Self
Peter Cook
Self - Various Roles
Sheena Easton
The Secret Policeman Choir
Bob Geldof
Self
Barry Humphries
Self - Various Roles
Michael Palin
Self - Various Roles
David Rappaport
Various Roles
Sting
Self
John Bird
Self - Various Roles
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Self - Various Characters
Donovan
Self
Johnnie Fingers
Self
John Fortune
Self - Various Roles
Chris Langham
Self - Various Roles
Griff Rhys Jones
Self - Various Roles
Alexei Sayle
Self
Pamela Stephenson
Self - Various Roles
John Wells
Self - Various Roles
Victoria Wood
Self
Daryl Stuermer
Various Roles
Maynard Williams
Various Roles
Pete Townshend
Self
Jasper Carrott
Self
Doreen Chanter
The Secret Policeman Choir
Chris Cross
The Secret Policeman Choir
Neil Innes
Self
Micky Moody
The Secret Policeman Choir
Midge Ure
The Secret Policeman Choir
groups Crew
Julien Temple
Director
John Metcalfe
Camera Operator
Simon Ransley
Camera Operator
Paul Carr
Sound
Alan Brewer
Music Arranger
Andy Birmingham
Production Accountant
John Altman
Music Director
Brian Herlihy
Camera Production Assistant
Alison Thorne
Continuity
Michael Hamlyn
Associate Producer
Andy Attenburrow
Editor
Chris Munro
Sound Recordist
Roger Graef
Producer
Terence Dackombe
Writer
John Cleese
Assistant Director
Bob Weinstein
Producer
Geoff Hogg
Editor
Corky Burger
Producer
Harvey Weinstein
Producer
Thomas Schwalm
Editor
John Cleese
Producer
Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography
Martin Lewis
Producer
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