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Featuring several monty python members, rowan atkinson, and peter cook. This is the fourth secret policeman dvd i have seen and i certainly could see a downward spiral in the quality over the years. Peter cook, dudley moore, peter sellers the gourmets sketch from not only but also duration. Pete townshend wont get fooled again acoustic discussion in music corner started by john cantrell, dec 2, 2006. The secret policemans other ball 1982 rotten tomatoes.
Factorys new 3disc set, the secret policeman s balls, collects five of the films from the first and second wave of amnesty benefits, and while they have come up lacking in the technical department more on that later, their value as historical comedy documents is inarguable. The secret policeman s balls is the umbrella name encompassing a series of benefit shows staged in london to raise funds for amnesty international. The secret policeman s ball is the collective name informally used to describe the longrunning series of benefit shows staged in england to raise funds for the human rights organisation amnesty international. The story of the secret policemans other balls radio times. Eleanor bron is great in the dear god sketch, with her rambling dialog being very entertaining. Pete townshend, tom robinson, neil innes, john williams the secret policeman s ball the music music. Here is the australian vhs trailer of the secret policeman s other ball 1982, the followup to the secret policeman s ball 1979 featuring john cleese, rowan atkinson, the late graham chapman, alexei sayle, michael palin, victoria woods, dennis thatcher, alan bennett, barry humphries, billy connolly and many more. Note that there are already two pages of necessity called the secret policeman s ball. Yearning to watch the secret policemans third ball in the comfort of your own home. With paul abrahams, rowan atkinson, chris beetles, mike brearley. French translation of policeman the official collins englishfrench dictionary online. The secret policemans third ball 1987 rotten tomatoes. The original uk film runtime according to sources i find on the internet 94 minutes but the version included on this compilation is only 72 minutes. The secret policemans ball tv movie 1979 the secret.
This is usually the one i watch because it has my favorite comedians all together in top form. Secret policemans balls by roger graef bob hoskins. The secret policeman s third ball 1987, amnesty international, 89 min. Russell brand was stalking the aisles and eddie izzard was lolling backstage as richard. I had previously owned the 1998 vhs release of the secret policemans ball, which was a reissue of the theatrical uk film of 1980 bearing the same name. The secret policemans other ball was the fourth of the benefit shows staged by the british section of amnesty international to raise funds for its.
Recorded at the secret policeman s ball the 1979 amnesty international comedy gala, at her majestys theatre, london on 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th june 1979 this is the companion record to the secret policeman s ball ilps 9601. The bottom line is that the performers arent at their best and too many of the sketches were retreadsand the originals were better. As the title suggests, the secret policeman s third ball was preceded by two other amnesty international benefit shows coordinated by john cleese, with several more to follow. Pleasure at her majestys 1976, the secret policemans ball 1979, the secret policeman s other ball 1981, the secret policemans third ball 1987 and the secret policemans biggest ball 1989. The music delivers performances from 1982 s second secret policeman s concert, which benefited amnesty international and featured phil collins, jeff beck, bob geldof, and sting among its headliners. In this documentary, the iconic event is chronicled in. In later years, other amnesty benefit shows also bore the secret policeman s title. However, by this 1982 film, some changes had occurred. The secret policemans other ball, a various artists album.
The movie was the first boxoffice hit in the usa for miramax films. At one point it seemed like all the oldschool rock stars grew mullets, wore peculiar jewellery and dressed in big. This set is a compendium of a key moment in entertainment history, literally at a turning point in western culture. The material photographed in the secret policeman s other ball is sometimes pretty funny, but it tends to get sidetracked by the lowbudget videotape recording of the show, and the result is seen. Various the secret policemans ball the music discogs. The secret policeman s ball was the third 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.
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