Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

The secret policeman's balls [video recording] / Amnesty International.

Publisher, Date:

Los Angeles, CA : Shout Factory , c2009.

Description:

3 video discs (ca. 8 hrs, 30 min.) , sd., col. 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

"The Secret Policeman's Balls is the collective name for the lengendary series of benefit shows staged to raise funds for Amnesty International. Beginning in 1976, the Balls have featured some of the cream of Britain's comedians and musicians..."-- container.

Subjects:

Comedy.

Music -- Performance.

Comedy films.

English wit and humor.

Other Author:

Cleese, John.

Atkinson, Rowan.

Palin, Michael.

Chapman, Graham.

Gilliam, Terry.

Jones, Terry.

Laurie, Hugh, 1959-

Moore, Dudley, 1935-2002.

Cook, Peter, 1937-1995.

Monty Python (Comedy troupe)

Notes:

Title from container.

"Amnesty International proudly presents..."--container.

Program history notes by Martin Lewis, and scene index [12 p.].

Cast: John Cleese ; Graham Chapman; Michael Palin; Terry Jones; Terry Gilliam; Neil Innes; Peter Cook; Dudley Moore; Rowan Atkinson; Hugh Laurie; Beyond the Fringe. -- Musical peformers: Sting; Pete Townshend; Peter Gabriel; Donovan; Phil Collins; Eric Clapton & Jeff Beck; Bob Geldorf; Kate Bush & David Gilmour; Joan Armatrading; Lou Reed; Jackson Brown; Mark Knopfler; Chet Atkins.

DVD; NTSC; 16:9 widescreen.

Contents:

Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976) -- The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979) -- The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1981) -- The Secret Policeman's Third Ball (1987) -- The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball (1989).

Special features: Remember The Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004 Documentary) -- Ultra-rare comedy and music performances not featured in the original film -- Rare promotional TV spots, trailers and news footage -- Long-unavailable sequences from the original U.S. releases -- Introductions and radio commentaries by series coordinator Martin Lewis.

ISBN:

9786312513292

6312513297

Publisher Number:

SF 11030

Other Number:

300092569

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

232319

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD TV Secret p

Medium:

[video recording]