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Release Date:
April 7, 1976
Original Title:
Sparkle
Genres:
Drama | Music
Production Companies:
Robert Stigwood Organization
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: PG
Runtime: 98
Three sisters start out singing in their church choir in Harlem in the late 1950s and become a successful girl group in the 1960s.
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Art Direction:
Peter Wooley
Casting:
Alan Shayne
Barbara Miller
Costume Design:
Daniel Paredes
Director:
Sam O'Steen
Director of Photography:
Bruce Surtees
Editor:
Gordon Scott
Executive Producer:
Peter Brown
Beryl Vertue
Hairstylist:
Ruby Ford
Makeup Artist:
Fred C. Blau Jr.
Original Music Composer:
Curtis Mayfield
Producer:
Howard Rosenman
Screenplay:
Joel Schumacher
Set Decoration:
Cheryal Kearney
Songs:
Curtis Mayfield
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