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Sting: Bring on the Night is a British film of genre Documentary directed by Michael Apted released in USA on 8 november 1985 with Sting

Sting: Bring on the Night (1985)

Sting: Bring on the Night
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Released in USA 8 november 1985
Length 1h37
Directed by
Genres Documentary,    Musical
Rating73% 3.686923.686923.686923.686923.68692

Bring on the Night is a 1985 documentary film directed by Michael Apted, focusing on the jazz-inspired project and band led by the British musician Sting during the early stages of his solo career. Some of the songs, whose concert rehearsals are featured in the film, appeared on his debut solo album The Dream of the Blue Turtles. Each musician in the band, through the course of the film, is interviewed. The film won the Grammy Award for "Best Music Video, Long Form" at the 1987 Grammy Awards.

The film was released as DVD in 2005.

Bring on the Night is also the name of Sting's 1986 live album featuring music recorded during the 1985 tour chronicled in the film.

Actors

Sting

(Self)Branford Marsalis

(Self)
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