Whitney (2018)

Name: Whitney
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2018-07-05
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Cissy Houston, Clive Davis, L.A. Reid

All the music. All the stories. All the answers.

Released 5 July 2018
Runtime 2h 0m
Director Kevin Macdonald
Genres Documentary Music
Rating 7.3/10 (210 votes)

Synopsis

Examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and interviews with the people who knew her best.

Cast

Whitney Houston as Self (archive footage)
Bobby Brown as Self - Ex-Husband
Cissy Houston as Self - Mother
Clive Davis as Self - Founder, Arista Records
L.A. Reid as Self - CEO and President, Arista Records 2000-2004
Kevin Costner as Self - Actor
Dionne Warwick as Self - Whitney's Cousin (archive footage)
Bobbi Kristina Brown as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Mandela as Self (archive footage)
Marvin Gaye as Self (archive footage)
Babyface as Self - Songwriter / Producer
Robyn Crawford as Self (archive footage)
Dee Dee Warwick as Self - Whitney's Cousin (archive footage)
Rickey Minor as Self - Bass Player, 1983-1989 / Musical Director 1989-1999
Michael Houston as Self - Brother / Employee
John Russell Houston Jr. as Self - Half-Brother
Ray Watson as Self - Bodyguard, 2002-2012
Lynne Volkman as Self - Publicist

Crew

Kevin Macdonald Director
Nelson Hume Director of Photography
Sam Rice-Edwards Editor
Jonathan Chinn Producer
Simon Chinn Producer
Lisa Erspamer Producer
Kevin Macdonald Writer

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