THE TEMPTATIONS (FULL SCREEN) MOTOWN

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• Release Year: 1998
• Genre: Documentary, Drama, Music
• Plot: Musically oriented filmmaker Allan Arkush directs this fine biopic which tracks the legendary career of The Temptations. One of R&B's most influential, revered bands, the five men enjoyed overnight success and helped define the Motown period. Like many other success stories, though, this one has a dark side -- with self-destructive impulses and personal problems threatening to destroy the band's reign. In addition to capturing the drama of the group's rise and fall, THE TEMPTATIONS features eight of the classic songs which made them legendary, including 'My Girl,' 'Papa Was A Rollin' Stone,' and 'Get Ready.'
• Cast: Charles Malik Whitfield, D.B. Woodside, Terron Brooks, Christian Payton, Leon, Alan Rosenberg, Tina Lifford, Jenifer Lewis, Gina Ravera, Obba Babatundé, Erik Michael Tristan, J. August Richards, Harold Surratt, Charles Ley, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Mel Jackson, Rhonda Ross Kendrick, Vincent A. Ponder, Chaz Lamar Shepherd, Stevland Parks, Christopher Reid, Chrystal Bates, Bianca Lawson, Melissa Mercedes Cardello, Taifa Harris, N'Tasha A. Pierre, Ricky Fante, Russell Clark, Adam Lazarre-White, Benjamin J. Cain Jr., Tommy Lafitte, Lamman Rucker, Nyjah Moore, Jonnie Brown, Ronnie Beasley, Stephanie Bertoni, Thomas Martell Brimm, Albridge Bryant, Ezra S. Coles, Marcel Curges, Anthony Dixon, Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Shelly Hall, Shelton Hall, Tony Haris, Eric Hersh, Amanda Iwanonkiw, Jesse Iwanonkiw, Eddie Kendricks, Robert Knowles, Mandell Loman, Larry John Meyers, Martha Reeves, Smokey Robinson, Thomas Ross, David Ruffin, Tim Stevens, Richard Street, Maurice Walker, James R. Whittington, Otis Williams, Paul Williams, Carl Clemons, John W. Iwanonkiw, Diondre Jones, Jason David McFadden, Aisha Renée Moore, Jackson Nunn, Franklin Westbrooks, John Yost, Allan Arkush
• Director: Allan Arkush
• Runtime: 2:30
• Company: Artisan Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie