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What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David

03/01/2019

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1hr 30min

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Documentary

STORY

Hosted by Bette Midler, enjoy a musical tribute to the man who wrote some of the most enduring songs in American popular music. Lyricist Hal David and composer Burt Bacharach dominated the pop-music charts in the 1960s and early ’70s, crafting dozens of timeless Top 40 hits.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Bette Midler
  • Burt Bacharach
  • Dionne Warwick
  • Valerie Simpson
  • B. J. Thomas

    Director

  • John Paulson

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • John Paulson Productions

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Bette Midler

Host

Dionne Warwick

Self

Valerie Simpson

Self

B. J. Thomas

Himself

Terry Gross

Herself