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Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

7.2/10 TMDB1988Documentary53 minutes

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.

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Sophia Loren
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Martin Scorsese
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Elizabeth Taylor
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Michael Jackson
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James Earl Jones
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Tommy Chong
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Cyndi Lauper
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Gene Kelly
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Sammy Davis Jr.
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Quincy Jones
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Smokey Robinson
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Dick Clark
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DocumentaryMusic
53 minutes
English
United States of America
January 2, 1988

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7.2/10
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