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Compilation of all the best musical performances from amnesty international s secret policeman s ball series. As the title suggests, the secret policeman s third ball was preceded by two other amnesty international benefit shows coordinated by john cleese, with several more to follow. Pete townshend who performs in the show, said on the 2009 the secret policeman rocks dvd, i love looking back at the secret policemans ball 1979. Performances include comedy skits and musical numbers by a varied cast of mostly british performers. Eric clapton s crossroads with jeff beck simply blew us away. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the jen oneilldirected movie via subscription.
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