Amazing Grace (2018)

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A behind-the-scenes documentary about the recording of Aretha Franklin's best-selling album finally sees the light of day more than four decades after the original footage was shot.

• Released: 2018-12-07
• Genres: Music, Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 27m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 112 votes

Directed by Alan Elliott, Sydney Pollack.

Top cast

• Aretha Franklin as Self (archive footage)
• James Cleveland as Self (archive footage)
• C.L. Franklin as Self (archive footage)
• Bernard "Pretty" Purdie as Self (archive footage)
• Chuck Rainey as Self (archive footage)
• Clara Ward as Self (archive footage)
• Mick Jagger as Self (archive footage)
• Sydney Pollack as Self - Director (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Charlie Watts as Self (archive footage)
• Alexander Hamilton as Self (archive footage)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Amazing Grace

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: stream on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, BFI Player; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: rent on CosmoGo; buy on CosmoGo
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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