The Greatest Night in Pop
Synopsis
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2024 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 102 min
- Director
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Bao Nguyen
- Producer
- Julia Nottingham, George Hencken, Lionel Richie, Bruce Eskowitz, Larry Klein, Harriet Sternberg
- Co-Producer
- Becky Read
- Editor
- Nic Zimmermann
- Director of Photography
- Caleb Heller
- Sound
- Delroy Cornick
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Dorothy Street Pictures
49A Goldhawk RoadLondon
W12 8QP
+44 (0)20 3988 2988/ +44 (0)20 3988 2788
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