CinemaOSMovie · 1968 · 1h 0m · G

Petula

An infamous television special with Petula Clark, which is remembered for what happened off screen.

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In 1968 Harry Belafonte and Petula Clark sang together her song On the Path Of Glory for this special on NBC. Not such a remarkable event in itself, but Petula touched Harry's forearm during the duet and made TV history. It was the first time a white woman had touched a black man on US television. The sponsor insisted the touch be cut from the programme, the programme makers refused. In the decade’s “year of revolt”, Clark found herself at the centre of a media controversy involving race, censorship and endemic bigotry in a newly desegregated yet depressingly divided US.

Directed bySteve Binder

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 0m
Language
EN
Released
April 2, 1968
Studios
NBC ProductionsRodan ProductionsSteve Binder Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring
Petula Clark

Petula Clark

Self

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Steve Binder
Steve Binder
Written by
Steven Hilliard Stern
Steven Hilliard Stern
Mason Williams

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