The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
March 1, 1982Release Date
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
March 1, 1982Release Date

Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

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 / Assistant Director / Producer

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

Julien Temple
Director

John Metcalfe
Camera Operator

Simon Ransley
Camera Operator

Paul Carr
Sound

Alan Brewer
Music Arranger
Details.
Release DateMarch 1, 1982
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball was the fourth of the benefit shows staged by the British Section of Amnesty International to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights field. It was the second of many shows to bear the celebrated "Secret Policeman's" title that became the iconic series known informally as The Secret Policeman's Balls.
The show took place at the Drury Lane theatre in London over four nights between Wednesday 9 September and Saturday 12 September 1981. It was a successor to the 1979 show The Secret Policeman's Ball. Not all artists appeared at all performances: Phil Collins, for example, could not commit to all four and was present at the last two shows only.
The show was directed by Monty Python alumnus John Cleese and produced by Martin Lewis and Peter Walker (Amnesty's fundraising officer). It subsequently yielded two separate movies (one version for the UK, directed by Julien Temple, and a quite different version for the US) and two record albums (one each of comedy and music performances). The film was distributed by Miramax.
The budget of the 1981 film was £125,000. It made $1.8 million.
The show was very influential in galvanizing rock musicians to become involved in the human rights issue and in other political and social causes in subsequent decades. Musicians who performed at the show who subsequently became activists in various fields include Sting, Bob Geldof, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Donovan and Midge Ure.
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