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From director Amy Poehler, Lucy and Desi explores the unlikely partnership and enduring legacy of one of the most prolific power couples in entertainment history. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz risked everything to be together. Their love for each other led to the most influential show in the history of television, I Love Lucy. Desi – an immigrant from Cuba who lost everything in exile, became a band leader, and eventually a brilliant producer and technical pioneer. Lucille came from nothing and, with an unrivaled work ethic, built a career as a model, chorus girl and eventually as an actor in the studio system. She found her calling in comedy, first in radio. When Lucille was finally granted the opportunity to have her own television show, she insisted that her real-life spouse, Desi, be cast as her husband. Defying the odds, they re-invented the medium, on the screen and behind the cameras. The foundation of I Love Lucy was the constant rupture and repair of unconditional love. What Lucy and Desi couldn’t make work with each other, they gave to the rest of the world. Lucy and Desi is an insightful and intimate peek behind the curtain of these two remarkable trailblazers – featuring interviews with Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, Norman Lear, Desi Arnaz Jr, Carol Burnett and Bette Midler.
Original Release
03/04/2022
US Release
03/04/2022
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Lucie Arnaz | Self |
Bette Midler | Self |
Carol Burnett | Self |
Laura Laplaca | Self |
Eduardo Machado | Self |
Charo | Self |
Journey Gunderson | Self |
Gregg Oppenheimer | Self |
David Daniels | Self |
Desi Arnaz Jr. | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lucie Arnaz | Self |
Bette Midler | Self |
Carol Burnett | Self |
Laura Laplaca | Self |
Eduardo Machado | Self |
Charo | Self |
Journey Gunderson | Self |
Gregg Oppenheimer | Self |
David Daniels | Self |
Desi Arnaz Jr. | Self |
Desi Arnaz | Self (archive footage) / Self |
Lucille Ball | Self (archive footage) / Self |
Michele Spitz | Narrator |
Fred Astaire | Self |
Barbara Billingsley | Self |
Fanny Brice | Self |
Bob Carroll Jr. | Self |
Johnny Carson | Self (archive footage) / Self |
Dick Cavett | Self (archive footage) / Self |
Ray Charles | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sara Bernstein | Executive Producer |
Nicholas Ferrall | Executive Producer |
Brian Grazer | Executive Producer |
Cassidy Hartmann | Executive Producer |
Ron Howard | Executive Producer |
Morgan Sackett | Executive Producer |
Amy Poehler | Producer |
Kate Albers | Producer |
Jessica Berman Bogdan | Producer |
Cathy Carapella | Producer |
Jeanne Elfant Festa | Producer |
Kelsey Field | Producer |
Mark Monroe | Producer |
Ben J. Murphy | Producer |
Chris Robertson | Producer |
Michael Rosenberg | Producer |
Tony Rosenthal | Producer |
Nigel Sinclair | Producer |
Justin Wilkes | Producer |
Daniel T. Wilson | Producer |
Windsor Wong | Producer |