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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

20167.01h 33m

Overview

Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.

Directed by Spike Lee
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Top Cast

Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones

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Rosie Perez

Rosie Perez

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Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams

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Mark Ronson

Mark Ronson

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Esperanza Spalding

Esperanza Spalding

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Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant

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David Byrne

David Byrne

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Misty Copeland

Misty Copeland

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Lee Daniels

Lee Daniels

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Berry Gordy

Berry Gordy

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Themes & Keywords

pop starbiographymaking ofmusic recordingrecord albumalbummusic documentarymaking a musicaldocumentarymichael jackson

About Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall is a music, documentary film released in 2016 exploring themes of pop star, biography, making of, music recording, record album, album. Directed by Spike Lee, it stars Quincy Jones, Rosie Perez, Pharrell Williams. Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.

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