Standing in the Shadows of Motown | |
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![]() Theatrical release poster for Standing in the Shadows of Motown | |
Directed by | Paul Justman |
Written by | Walter Dallas, Ntozake Shange, Allan Slutsky |
Produced by | Paul Justman Sandford Passman Allan Slutsky |
Narrated by | Andre Braugher |
Distributed by | Artisan Entertainment |
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Running time | 116 mins |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a 2002 American documentary film directed by Paul Justman that recounts the story of the Funk Brothers, the uncredited and largely unheralded studio musicians who were the house band that Berry Gordy hand-picked in 1959.