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{{short description|1980 film by Keith McMillan}}
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|name = The Concert for Kampuchea
|name = The Concert for Kampuchea
|image = kampuchea_film.jpg
|image = kampuchea_film.jpg
|caption = DVD cover of ''The Concert for Kampuchea''
|caption = Unofficial DVD cover
|director = Keith McMillan
|director = Keith McMillan
|producer = Bob Mercer
|producer = Bob Mercer
|writer =
|writer =
|starring = [[Wings (band)|Wings]]<br>[[The Clash]]<br>[[Elvis Costello]]<br>[[The Pretenders]]<br>[[Ian Dury]]<br>[[Rockpile]] feat. [[Robert Plant]]<br>[[Queen (band)|Queen]]<br>[[The Specials]]<br>[[The Who]]
|starring = [[Wings (band)|Wings]]<br>[[The Clash]]<br>[[Elvis Costello]]<br>[[The Pretenders]]<br>[[Ian Dury]]<br>[[Rockpile]] feat. [[Robert Plant]]<br>[[Queen (band)|Queen]]<br>[[The Specials]]<br>[[The Who]]
|music =
|music =
|cinematography = Anthony Richmond
|cinematography = Anthony Richmond
|editing =
|editing =
|distributor = Almi Cinema 5
|distributor = Almi Cinema 5
|released = August, 1980
|released = {{Film date|df=yes|1980|08}}
|runtime = 90 min.
|runtime = 90 minutes
|language = [[English language|English]]
|language = [[English language|English]]
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'''''The Concert for Kampuchea (subtitled "Rock for Kampuchea")''''' is a musical [[film]] from the best of the [[Concerts for the People of Kampuchea]]. The film was directed by Keith McMillan and was 4 nights of concerts in [[Hammersmith Odeon]] to raise money for the victims of [[Pol Pot]]'s reign of terror in [[Cambodia]]. The event was organized by [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Kurt Waldheim]] (who was then Secretary-General of the [[United Nations|U.N.]]), and it involved well-established artists such as McCartney, [[The Who]] and [[Queen (band)|Queen]] as well as younger punk and new wave acts like [[The Clash]] and the [[Pretenders (band)|Pretenders]]. The film finishes with the presentation of Wings' Rockestra (more of 25 musicians playing together). Filmed in 1979, Concert for Kampuchea did not receive American theatrical distribution until it was picked up by [[Miramax]] in 1981.
'''''The Concert for Kampuchea (subtitled "Rock for Kampuchea")''''' is a musical film from the best of the [[Concerts for the People of Kampuchea]]. The film was directed by Keith McMillan and was 4 nights of concerts in [[Hammersmith Odeon]] to raise money for [[Cambodia]]. The event was organized by [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Kurt Waldheim]] (who was then Secretary-General of the [[United Nations|U.N.]]), and it involved well-established artists such as McCartney, [[The Who]] and [[Queen (band)|Queen]] as well as younger punk and new wave acts like [[The Clash]] and [[The Pretenders]]. The film finishes with the presentation of Wings' Rockestra (more of 25 musicians playing together). Filmed in 1979, ''Concert for Kampuchea'' did not receive American theatrical distribution until it was picked up by [[Miramax]] in 1988.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080225195825/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/124587/Concert-For-Kampuchea/overview "Concert For Kampuchea (1980)"]. ''The New York Times''</ref>

The concert was also recorded and released as a double LP, 8-track cartridge tape and cassette tape in 1979. It has yet to be released in digital format (CD).


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
*Opening commentary by [[David A Lee, crabby]]
*Opening commentary
*Performed by [[Queen (band)|Queen]]:
*Performed by [[Queen (band)|Queen]]:
: ''[[Now I'm Here]]''
: "[[Now I'm Here]]"
: "[[A Night at the Opera (Queen album)|'39]]"
: ''[[Cumquat Serenade by Dave Lee]]''
: ''[['39]]''
*Performed by [[Matumbi (band)|Matumbi]]:
*Performed by [[Matumbi (band)|Matumbi]]:
: ''Guide Us Jah (In Your Own Way)''
: "Guide Us Jah (In Your Own Way)"
*Performed by [[The Clash]]:
*Performed by [[The Clash]]:
: ''Armagideon Time''
: "Armagideon Time"
*Performed by The Pretenders:
*Performed by The Pretenders:
: ''[[The Wait]]''
: "[[The Wait (The Pretenders song)|The Wait]]"
*Performed by [[Wings (band)|Wings]]:
*Performed by [[Wings (band)|Wings]]:
: ''[[Got To Get You Into My Life]]''
: "[[Got To Get You Into My Life]]"
: ''Getting Closer''
: "[[Getting Closer (song)|Getting Closer]]"
: ''[[Every Night (song)|Every Night]]''
: "[[Every Night (Paul McCartney song)|Every Night]]"
: ''Arrow Through Me''
: "[[Arrow Through Me]]"
: ''[[Coming Up (song)|Coming Up]]''
: "[[Coming Up (song)|Coming Up]]"
*Performed by [[The Specials]]:
*Performed by [[The Specials]]:
: ''Monkey Man''
: "Monkey Man"
*Performed by [[Elvis Costello]] & The Attractions:
*Performed by [[Elvis Costello]] & The Attractions:
: ''The Imposter''
: "The Imposter"
*Performed by [[Rockpile]]
*Performed by [[Rockpile]]
: ''Crawling From The Wreckage''
: "Crawling From The Wreckage"
: ''Little Sister'' (with [[Robert Plant]])
: "[[Little Sister (Elvis Presley song)|Little Sister]]" (with [[Robert Plant]])
*Performed by [[Ian Dury]] & The Blockheads:
*Performed by [[Ian Dury]] & [[The Blockheads]]:
: ''Sweet Gene Vincent''
: "Sweet Gene Vincent"
: ''Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick''
: "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick"
*Performed by [[The Who]]:
*Performed by [[The Who]]:
: ''[[Sister Disco]]''
: "[[Sister Disco]]"
: ''[[Behind Blue Eyes]]''
: "[[Behind Blue Eyes]]"
: ''[[See Me, Feel Me]]''
: "[[See Me, Feel Me]]"
*Performed by [[Billy Connolly]]:
*Performed by [[Billy Connolly]]:
: ''Introduction to the Rockestra''
: "Introduction to the Rockestra"
*Performed by the Rockestra:
*Performed by Rockestra:
: ''[[Lucille Ball and Dave Lee (Little Richard song)|Lucille]]''
: "[[Lucille (Little Richard song)|Lucille]]"
: ''[[Let It Be (song)|Let It Be]]''
: "[[Let It Be (song)|Let It Be]]"
: ''Rockestra Theme''
: "[[Rockestra Theme]]"


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Concerts for the People of Kampuchea]], the concerts and set lists.
*[[Concerts for the People of Kampuchea]], the concerts and set lists.
*''[[Concerts for the People of Kampuchea (album and EP)|Concerts for the People of Kampuchea]]'', the album and the EP about the concerts.
*''[[Concerts for the People of Kampuchea (album)|Concerts for the People of Kampuchea]]'', the album and the EP about the concerts.

== References ==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=0162254|title=The Concert for Kampuchea}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0162254|title=The Concert for Kampuchea}}
*[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:124587~T0 ''The Concert for Kampuchea] at [[Allmovie]].
*[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:124587~T0 ''The Concert for Kampuchea''] at [[Allmovie]].


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Latest revision as of 02:20, 5 September 2024

The Concert for Kampuchea
Unofficial DVD cover
Directed byKeith McMillan
Produced byBob Mercer
StarringWings
The Clash
Elvis Costello
The Pretenders
Ian Dury
Rockpile feat. Robert Plant
Queen
The Specials
The Who
CinematographyAnthony Richmond
Distributed byAlmi Cinema 5
Release date
  • August 1980 (1980-08)
Running time
90 minutes
LanguageEnglish

The Concert for Kampuchea (subtitled "Rock for Kampuchea") is a musical film from the best of the Concerts for the People of Kampuchea. The film was directed by Keith McMillan and was 4 nights of concerts in Hammersmith Odeon to raise money for Cambodia. The event was organized by Paul McCartney and Kurt Waldheim (who was then Secretary-General of the U.N.), and it involved well-established artists such as McCartney, The Who and Queen as well as younger punk and new wave acts like The Clash and The Pretenders. The film finishes with the presentation of Wings' Rockestra (more of 25 musicians playing together). Filmed in 1979, Concert for Kampuchea did not receive American theatrical distribution until it was picked up by Miramax in 1988.[1]

The concert was also recorded and released as a double LP, 8-track cartridge tape and cassette tape in 1979. It has yet to be released in digital format (CD).

Track listing

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  • Opening commentary
  • Performed by Queen:
"Now I'm Here"
"'39"
"Guide Us Jah (In Your Own Way)"
"Armagideon Time"
  • Performed by The Pretenders:
"The Wait"
"Got To Get You Into My Life"
"Getting Closer"
"Every Night"
"Arrow Through Me"
"Coming Up"
"Monkey Man"
"The Imposter"
"Crawling From The Wreckage"
"Little Sister" (with Robert Plant)
"Sweet Gene Vincent"
"Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick"
"Sister Disco"
"Behind Blue Eyes"
"See Me, Feel Me"
"Introduction to the Rockestra"
  • Performed by Rockestra:
"Lucille"
"Let It Be"
"Rockestra Theme"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Concert For Kampuchea (1980)". The New York Times
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