Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Documentary
In the earliest days of television, when the rules were still being written, one man dared to break them.
Ed Sullivan broke barriers by booking Black artists on his Sunday night variety show. This documentary spotlights the TV pioneer's legacy of equality.
2023-06-11
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Cast
Director
Sacha Jenkins
Ed Sullivan as Self (archive footage)
Harry Belafonte as Self
Dionne Warwick as Self
Berry Gordy as Self
Jackie Jackson as Self
Tito Jackson as Self
Smokey Robinson as Self
Otis Williams as Self
Ray Charles as Self (archive footage)
Billy Preston as Self (archive footage)
Nina Simone as Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley as Self (archive footage)
John Lennon as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney as Self (archive footage)
George Harrison as Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr as Self (archive footage)
James Brown as Self (archive footage)
Ike Turner as Self (archive footage)
Tina Turner as Self (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson as Self (archive footage)
Jackie Wilson as Self (archive footage)
Bo Diddley as Self (archive footage)
Diana Ross as Self (archive footage)
Jermaine Jackson as Self (archive footage)
Gladys Knight as Self (archive footage)
Nat King Cole as Self (archive footage)
Mahalia Jackson as Self (archive footage)