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The Secret Policeman’s Film Festival
June 26 – July 1, 2009

30 years of rare live comedy and rock performances for Amnesty International! Featuring The Police • Monty Python • U2 • Eddie Izzard • Bruce Springsteen • Hugh Laurie • Rowan Atkinson • Stephen Fry • Dame Edna • Robert Plant • Duran Duran • Robbie Coltrane • Russell Brand • Joni Mitchell • Alanis Morissette • And many more!

FREE Ticket Offer for Music Lovers! Buy a Series Pass (five screenings for just $40) to either The Secret Policeman's Film Festival or the Movie Musicals Marathon and get a free pair of tickets to sample the other series. To redeem, passes must be purchased at the Walter Reade Theater box office, in cash. Offer expires July 1, 2009. Certain restrictions apply.


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WORLD THEATRICAL PREMIERE
Special Event: Conspiracy of Hope
Sun June 28 Noon – 11pm
A marathon anniversary screening of Amnesty International’s legendary, all-day New York concert in real time. Read more...

Click on the pictures for film descriptions. Purchase tickets online by clicking on the SHOWTIME under Buy Tickets. Series co-creator/co-producer Martin Lewis in person during showtimes marked with an *asterisk.
 

Single Screening Tickets:
$7 members/students/child - $8 senior - $11 public
Online service charge: $1.25 per ticket ordered. Cash only at the box office.

Series Pass ($40 public/$30 member): admits one person to five programs in The Secret Policeman’s Film Festival excluding Conspiracy of Hope; only available for purchase at the box office ~ subject to availability. Certain restrictions apply.

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Human Rights Now!
WORLD THEATRICAL PREMIERE
Larry Jordan, UK, 1988; 180m
First screening anywhere since Dec. 1988!
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Sat Jun 27: 1*
Wed Jul 1: 3 *

The Paris Concert For Amnesty International 1998
WORLD THEATRICAL PREMIERE
Stanley Dorfman, USA, 1998; 180m
Only seen once in US in 1999 on an obscure Pay-Per-View channel!
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Mon June 29: 3*
Tue Jun 30: 7*

Pleasure at Her Majesty’s
U.S. THEATRICAL PREMIERE
Roger Graef and Jonathan Miller, UK, 1976; 101m screening with
The Mermaid Frolics
WORLD THEATRICAL PREMIERE
Roger Graef, UK, 1977; 52m
First time in the U.S. in any media!
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Fri Jun 26: 2
Sat Jun 27: 4:30*


Remember the Secret Policeman’s Ball?
WORLD THEATRICAL PREMIERE
Margaret Kinmonth, UK, 2004; 75m
First time in the U.S. in any media!
screening with
WORLD PREMIERE
The Secret Policeman Rocks!
UK, 2009; 60m
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Fri Jun 26: 9:30*
Mon Jun 29: 7*

The Secret Policeman’s Ball
Roger Graef, UK, 1980; 91m
screening with
The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball
Julien Temple, UK, 1982; 99m
Original UK Version!
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Sat Jun 27: 8*
Tue June 30: 2:30*

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
U.S. PREMIERE
Ken O’Neill, UK, 1987; 89m
screening with
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
WORLD THEATRICAL PREMIERE
Mike Holgate, UK, 1989; 94m
First time in the U.S.!
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Wed Jul 1: 7*


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