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Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

directed by Patrick T. Kelly

198853m★ 7.2
DocumentaryMusic
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This 53-minute television special retraces Michael Jackson’s rise from child prodigy with the Jackson 5 to global superstar of the 1980s. Combining rare archive footage, music video excerpts, concert clips, and interviews with collaborators, it showcases the milestones of his career up to the Bad era. Narrated in documentary style, the program highlights Jackson’s artistic evolution, humanitarian work, and cultural impact. Originally broadcast on television in 1988 and later released on VHS, it serves as both a career retrospective and a portrait of his enduring influence on pop music and entertainment.

cast

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Self

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Narrator (voice)

Dick Clark

Dick Clark

Self

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Self

Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

Self

Hermes Pan

Hermes Pan

Self

S

Suzanne de Passe

Self

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Director

Patrick T. Kelly

Language

EN

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