What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David

Name: What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-03-01
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Cast: Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Valerie Simpson, B.J. Thomas, Terry Gross

2019, English. Directed by John Paulson.

Hosted by Bette Midler, enjoy a musical tribute to the man who wrote some of the most enduring songs in American popular music. Lyricist Hal David and composer Burt Bacharach dominated the pop-music charts in the 1960s and early ’70s, crafting dozens of timeless Top 40 hits.

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Runtime: 1h 30m
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Language: English
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Released: 1 March 2019
Country: United States of America
Written by: James Arntz

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What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David (2019) was directed by John Paulson and stars Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Valerie Simpson.