We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was written, how producer Quincy Jones and songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie persuaded some of the most popular performers in America to donate their services to the project, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the marathon recording session that produced the single.

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Cast

	Jane Fonda	As: Self - Host
	Quincy Jones	As: Self - Conductor
	Bob Dylan	As: Self
	Lionel Richie	As: Self
	Dan Aykroyd	As: Self

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Certification:	G

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Genres: Music, Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 28 January 1985

Country: US

Runtime: 52m

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Company: Ken Kragen Productions, Golin-Malley Productions

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Cast

	Jane Fonda	Self - Host
	Quincy Jones	Self - Conductor
	Bob Dylan	Self
	Lionel Richie	Self
	Dan Aykroyd	Self
	Bruce Springsteen	Self
	Michael Jackson	Self
	Stevie Wonder	Self
	Ray Charles	Self
	Paul Simon	Self
	Kenny Rogers	Self
	James Ingram	Self
	Tina Turner	Self
	Billy Joel	Self
	Diana Ross	Self
	Dionne Warwick	Self
	Willie Nelson	Self
	Al Jarreau	Self
	Kenny Loggins	Self
	Steve Perry	Self
	Huey Lewis	Self
	Cyndi Lauper	Self
	Kim Carnes	Self
	Harry Belafonte	Self
	Sheila E.	Self
	Bob Geldof	Self
	Bette Midler	Self
	Daryl Hall	Self
	Smokey Robinson	Self
	Emmanuel Lewis	Self
	Greg Phillinganes	Self - Keyboardist
	Lindsey Buckingham	Self (uncredited)
	Mario Cipollina	Self (uncredited)
	Johnny Colla	Self (uncredited)
	Bill Gibson	Self (uncredited)
	Chris Hayes	Self (uncredited)
	Sean Hopper	Self (uncredited)
	La Toya Jackson	Self (uncredited)
	Marlon Jackson	Self (uncredited)
	Randy Jackson	Self (uncredited)
	Waylon Jennings	Self (uncredited)
	John Oates	Self (uncredited)
	Jeffrey Osborne	Self (uncredited)
	June Pointer	Self - The Pointer Sisters (uncredited)
	Ruth Pointer	Self - The Pointer Sisters (uncredited)
	Anita Pointer	Self - The Pointer Sisters (uncredited)
	Tito Jackson	Self (uncredited)
	Jackie Jackson	Self (uncredited)