Liberty Weekend
Brief Synopsis
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ABC's extensive coverage of "Liberty Weekend" includes over 17 hours of scheduled telecasting, beginning on July 2, 1986, with a "Liberty Weekend Preview" and ending on July 6, with the closing ceremonies from Giants Stadium in New Jersey. Other major events in the marathon coverage include the Open
Cast & Crew
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Susan Lester
Director
Charlton Heston
Charles Strouse
Yo-yo Ma
Joel Grey
Barbara Walters
Film Details
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
17h 30m
Synopsis
ABC's extensive coverage of "Liberty Weekend" includes over 17 hours of scheduled telecasting, beginning on July 2, 1986, with a "Liberty Weekend Preview" and ending on July 6, with the closing ceremonies from Giants Stadium in New Jersey. Other major events in the marathon coverage include the Opening Ceremonies, featuring the lighting of the Statue of Liberty by President Reagan, Op Sail, a Boston Pops concert, fireworks, the swearing-in of new citizens, a New York Philharmonic concert from Central Park, and a salute to the world of sports.
Directors
Susan Lester
Director
Walter C Miller
Director
Dwight Hemion
Director
Don Mischer
Director
Kirk Browning
Director
Don Ohlmeyer
Director
Roger Goodman
Director
Cast
Charlton Heston
Charles Strouse
Yo-yo Ma
Joel Grey
Barbara Walters
Pinchas Zukerman
Bobby Rydell
Gene Kelly
Placido Domingo
Barry Manilow
Bill Blakemore
Judd Rose
Bob Brown
Franklin Mccain
Clamma Dale
Eddie Rabbitt
Daniele Mitterand
Debbie Allen
Lynn Sherr
Lionel Richie
Sir James Galway
Richard Threlkeld
Pierre Salinger
Billy Preston
Frankie Avalon
Angela Lansbury
Shirley Maclaine
Cicely Tyson
Mary Lou Retton
Sherrill Milnes
David Brinkley
Melissa Manchester
Patti Labelle
Henry Kissinger
I M Pei
Neil Diamond
Dorothy Hamill
Itzhak Perlman
Henry Winkler
Frank Sinatra
Simon Estes
Bob Hope
Kenny Rogers
Gerry Mulligan
Johnny Cash
Elizabeth Taylor
Betsy Aaron
Leona Mitchell
Jack Lemmon
Tai Babilonia
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Hugh Downs
John Williams
Nancy Reagan
Fabian
Lesley Browne
Peter Jennings
Marilyn Horne
Billy Taylor
John Denver
Peggy Fleming
Cathy Rigby
Ray Gandolf
Ronald Reagan
Bart Conner
Gregory Peck
Liza Minnelli
Whitney Houston
Buddy Defranco
Willie Nelson
Zubin Mehta
Jose Feliciano
James Wooten
Sander Vanocur
Film Details
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
17h 30m
