Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

In the earliest days of television, when the rules were still being written, one man dared to break them.

6/11/20231h 27min6.8/10(10 TMDB votes)

Documentary

Directed by Sacha Jenkins

Plot

Ed Sullivan broke barriers by booking Black artists on his Sunday night variety show. This documentary spotlights the TV pioneer's legacy of equality.

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Cast

Ed Sullivan

Self (archive footage)

Harry Belafonte

Self

Dionne Warwick

Self

Berry Gordy

Self

Jackie Jackson

Self

Tito Jackson

Self

Smokey Robinson

Self

Otis Williams

Self

Ray Charles

Self (archive footage)

Billy Preston

Self (archive footage)

Nina Simone

Self (archive footage)

Elvis Presley

Self (archive footage)

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)