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.”

7.2

2023

1h 27m

Documentary

Director: Sacha Jenkins

Watch on Netflix

Overview

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

Cast

Self (archive footage)

Ed Sullivan

Self (archive footage)

Self

Harry Belafonte

Self

Dionne Warwick

Self

Berry Gordy

Self

Jackie Jackson

Self

Tito Jackson

Self

Smokey Robinson

Self

Otis Williams

Self

Self (archive footage)

Ray Charles

Self (archive footage)

Billy Preston

Self (archive footage)

Nina Simone

Self (archive footage)

Elvis Presley

Self (archive footage)

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