Hitsville: The Making of Motown
UK Cinema Release Date:
Friday 4th October 2019
Contains racist language, discriminatory behaviour, moderate threat and drug references. Suitable for 12 years and over
1 hour 52 minutes approx.
Released
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Starring:
Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Miller London, John Legend, Jamie Foxx, Robin Terry and Stevie Wonder
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Synopsis
Documentary film that focuses on the period beginning with the birth of Motown in Detroit in 1958 until its relocation to Los Angeles in the early 1970s. The film tracks the unique system that Gordy assembled that enabled Motown to become the most successful record label of all time. The creation and initial success of Motown was achieved during a period of significant racial tensions in America and amid the burgeoning civil rights movement.