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Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters

  • TV Movie
  • 1997
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
141
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Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters (1997)
DocumentaryMusic

Richard Carpenter and his friends in the music industry, talk about the success of the Carpenters and their impact on music.Richard Carpenter and his friends in the music industry, talk about the success of the Carpenters and their impact on music.Richard Carpenter and his friends in the music industry, talk about the success of the Carpenters and their impact on music.

  • Stars
    • Herb Alpert
    • Burt Bacharach
    • John Bettis
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    141
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Herb Alpert
      • Burt Bacharach
      • John Bettis
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Top Cast26

    Herb Alpert
    Herb Alpert
    • Self
    Burt Bacharach
    Burt Bacharach
    • Self
    John Bettis
    • Self
    Willy Brandt
    Willy Brandt
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Agnes Carpenter
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Harold Carpenter
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Karen Carpenter
    Karen Carpenter
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Richard Carpenter
    Richard Carpenter
    • Self
    David Cassidy
    David Cassidy
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Petula Clark
    Petula Clark
    • Self
    John Denver
    John Denver
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jerry Dunphy
    Jerry Dunphy
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ella Fitzgerald
    Ella Fitzgerald
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Mary Ford
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Bob Henry
    • Self
    Shirley Jones
    Shirley Jones
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Daniel Levitin
    Daniel Levitin
    • Self
    • (as Dr. Daniel Levitin)
    Pat Nixon
    Pat Nixon
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
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    Did you know

    • Quotes
      • Richard Carpenter: Music, Music, Music, which became our final special only because of what ultimately happened with Karen, is what I consider the best of them all. There's no shtick in it. No canned laughter in it. No skits. It's just music, start to finish.
    • Connections
      Features Your All-American College Show (1968)
    • Soundtracks
      Yesterday Once More
      Written by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis
      Performed by The Carpenters

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Close to You: Relembrando os Carpenters
    • Filming locations
      • Rockwell Defense Plant - Bellflower & Imperial Highway, Downey, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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