An American Classic

An American Classic

Tony Bennett
 Cast: Tony Bennett
An American Classic

An American Classic

Tony Bennett
 Cast: Tony Bennett

Blu-ray (Stereo / Surround Sound)

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Overview

The concert film Tony Bennett: An American Classic serves as a video accompaniment and companion piece to the legendary crooner's 2006 album of the same title. On that LP, Bennett duets on a series of pop standards, with nineteen of the world's top rock and pop artists. In the film version - originally produced and aired on NBC - Bennett teams up with many of the same guests, including Christina Aguilera, k.d. Lang, Stevie Wonder, Chris Botti, Elton John, Juanes, John Legend, Barbra Streisand and Diana Krall, to celebrate his own 80th birthday. Rob Marshall, the helmer of Chicago, directs. Tracks include: "Smile" with Streisand, "Sing, You Sinners" with Legend, "Because of You" with Lang and Botti, "The Best is Yet to Come" with Krall, "The Shadow of Your Smile" with Juanes, "Rags to Riches with John, "Just in Time" with Michael Buble, "For Once in My Life" with Wonder and "Steppin' Out" with Aguilera. Bennett then performs his standard closer, the seminal "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," as a solo number. Throughout, Marshall and his collaborators re-create, via elaborate onstage production design, classic settings from various periods in Bennett's life and career, including the 52nd Street Swing Club, one of the earlier incarnations of Columbia's recording studio, Carnegie Hall, the stage of the 'Rat Pack,' the set of Bennett's infamous MTV Unplugged performance in the early nineties, and much, much more. As these settings magically come to life on stage, such celebrities as Catherine Zeta-Jones, Billy Crystal, Robert de Niro, John Travolta and Bruce Willis, recount the tale of Bennett's life, career and musical journey, and their narration is interwoven with the musical performances by Bennett and his fellow vocalists.

Product Details

Release Date: 12/12/2006
UPC: 0886970283298
Original Release: 2006
Source: Sony
Region Code: A
Sound: [stereo, Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 1:26:00
Sales rank: 28,631

Special Features

Featurettes:; The Making Of; Shooting of Black & White Film; Walking the Stars Through Their Paces; Production Design From Page to Stage; The Trailer; The Tony Bennett Dancer's Rehearsals

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Tony Bennett Performer
Tony Bennett Primary Artist
Christina Aguilera Performer
Elton John Primary Artist
Michael Bublé Performer
Christina Aguilera Primary Artist
Juanes Performer,Primary Artist
Stevie Wonder Primary Artist
Diana Krall Primary Artist
Elton John Performer
k.d. lang Primary Artist
Diana Krall Performer
John Legend Primary Artist
k.d. lang Performer
Chris Botti Performer
Chris Botti Primary Artist
John Legend Performer
Michael Buble Primary Artist
Barbra Streisand Performer
Barbra Streisand Primary Artist
Stevie Wonder Performer
Billy Crystal Performer
Bruce Willis Performer
Catherine Zeta-Jones Performer
Robert De Niro Performer
Bill Charlap Performer
Rob Marshall Director

Technical Credits
Betty Comden Composer
Cy Coleman Composer
John Turner Composer
W. Frank Harling Composer
Johnny Mandel Composer
Charlie Chaplin Composer
Dudley Wilkinson Composer
Rob Marshall Director,Executive Producer
Sam Coslow Composer
Danny Bennett Executive Producer
Jule Styne Composer
Orlando Murden Composer
John DeLuca Executive Producer
George Cory Composer
Adolph Green Composer
Dae Bennett Mixing,Engineer
Jodi Hurwitz Producer
Danny Bennett Executive Producer
Paul Francis Webster Composer
Geoffrey Parsons Composer
Jodi Hurwitz Producer
Wyatt Smith Editing
Rob Marshall Executive Producer,Choreographer
Arthur Hammerstein Composer
Jerry Ross Composer
Ron Miller Composer
Richard Adler Composer
Carolyn Leigh Composer
Douglass Cross Composer
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