Save the Children is a 1973 American documentary film directed by Stan Lathan and written by Matt Robinson. The concert documentary film chronicles performers that appeared during Jesse Jackson's Operation PUSH exposition held in 1972 in Chicago. The film was released on September 18, 1973, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2] A soundtrack to the film was released by Motown Records.

Save the Children
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stan Lathan
Written by	Matt Robinson
Produced by	Matt Robinson Clarence Avant
Starring	Cannonball Adderley Jerry Butler Sammy Davis Jr. Dennis Edwards Roberta Flack Melvin Franklin Marvin Gaye
Cinematography	Charles Blackwell Bob Fletcher Robert Grant Doug Harris Rufus Hinton Roy Lewis Leroy Lucas David Myers
Edited by	George Bowers Paul L. Evans
Production company	Stellar
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	September 18, 1973 (1973-09-18) (New York City)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Cannonball Adderley
• Jerry Butler
• Sammy Davis Jr.
• Dennis Edwards
• Roberta Flack
• Melvin Franklin
• Marvin Gaye
• Cuba Gooding, Sr.
• Damon Harris
• Isaac Hayes
• Jackson 5
• Jackie Jackson
• Jermaine Jackson
• Jesse Jackson
• Marlon Jackson
• Michael Jackson
• Tito Jackson
• Gladys Knight
• Merald Knight
• Ramsey Lewis
• Curtis Mayfield
• Wilson Pickett
• Richard Street
• Otis Williams
• Nancy Wilson
• Bill Withers

See also

• List of American films of 1973

References

External links

• Save the Children at IMDb

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