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Tony Bennett: An American Classic

"Celebrating Tony Bennett on his 80th birthday."

2006 0h 42m EN
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A celebration of the life of musical icon Tony Bennett on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The special charts Bennett’s career by faithfully re-creating venues from his past. Bennett is joined for each number by the artists that collaborated with him on his Duets album.

“Celebrating Tony Bennett on his 80th birthday.”

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Cast

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Behind the camera

Director
Rob Marshall
Writers
Doug Wright
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America

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Tight 42-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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Released 20 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rob Marshall, shot by Dion Beebe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Wyatt Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Tony Bennett and Christina Aguilera and Billy Crystal carry the top of the cast.

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Marketing tagline: "Celebrating Tony Bennett on his 80th birthday.".

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IMDB entry: tt0830682 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rob Marshall directs. Dion Beebe behind the camera. Wyatt Smith cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 42-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2Released 20 years ago.
  • 3Directed by Rob Marshall, shot by Dion Beebe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Editor Wyatt Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Tony Bennett and Christina Aguilera and Billy Crystal carry the top of the cast.
  • 6Marketing tagline: "Celebrating Tony Bennett on his 80th birthday.".
  • 7IMDB entry: tt0830682 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Dion Beebe
Editing
Wyatt Smith
Production design
John Myhre
Costume design
Colleen Atwood
Makeup / hair
Anne Morgan
Sound
Christopher Koch
Runtime
42 min · 0h 42m
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
G

Also by

Rob Marshall

Production companies

Who made it

  • RP

    RPM Television Productions

Key crew

  • Hair Department HeadAnne Morgan
  • Sound Re-Recording MixerChristopher Koch
  • Set DecorationBarbara Cassel
  • Executive ProducerJohn DeLuca
  • Costume DesignColleen Atwood
  • Executive ProducerRob Marshall
  • Sound Re-Recording MixerSusan Pelino
  • Executive ProducerDanny Bennett
  • Makeup ArtistDavid DeLeon
  • ProducerJodi Hurwitz
  • EditorWyatt Smith
  • Production DesignJohn Myhre
  • Art DirectionTomas Voth
  • Makeup ArtistCheryl Ann Nick

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • music special

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2006-11-21G

Also known as

International titles

  • Tony Bennett - Duets - The Making of an American ClassicUS

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