Our Common Future
Brief Synopsis
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A five-hour, live global telecast, featuring international celebrities and dignitaries, intended to create awareness of environmental issues and to urge universal cooperation in solving ecological problems. Broadcast primarily from Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, in New York City, the telecast wa
Cast & Crew
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Tony Verna
Director
Sarah Chang
Margaret Thatcher
Herbie Hancock
Melissa Manchester
Rajiv Gandhi
Film Details
Release Date
1989
Technical Specs
Duration
5h
Synopsis
A five-hour, live global telecast, featuring international celebrities and dignitaries, intended to create awareness of environmental issues and to urge universal cooperation in solving ecological problems. Broadcast primarily from Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, in New York City, the telecast was relayed to about 100 countries. The program interspersed musical performances from New York, the Soviet Union, England, Australia, Poland, Norway and Brazil with taped pro-environmental messages from world leaders.
Director
Tony Verna
Director
Cast
Sarah Chang
Margaret Thatcher
Herbie Hancock
Melissa Manchester
Rajiv Gandhi
Jimmy Cliff
Gal Costa
Peter Schickele
Diana Ross
Little Stevie Wonder
Elton John
Manu Dibango
Gro Harlen Bruntland
Robert Hawke
Sigourney Weaver
Bob Geldof
Felipe Gonzalez Marquez
Brian Mulroney
Christopher Reeve
Terence Trent D'arby
Maureen Mcgovern
Caetano Veloso
Lisa Bonet
Richard Gere
Lenny Kravitz
Rolland Smith
Joni Mitchell
Omar Hakim
John Denver
Sting
Alexander Gradsky
Stefanie Powers
Robert Mugabe
Gilberto Gil
Wayne Shorter
Johnny Clegg
Kenny Loggins
Javier Perez De Cuellar
George Bush
Milton Nascimento
Oscar Arias Sanchez
Michel Rocard
Phoebe Snow
Film Details
Release Date
1989
Technical Specs
Duration
5h
