A World of Love (TV 1970)

The United Nations General Assembly Hall was filled with children for this UNICEF documentary special hosted by Julie Andrews. Celebrities including Audrey Hepburn, Barbra Streisand, Bill ... See full summary »

Director:

Clark Jones

Writer:

Hildy Parks

Stars:

Julie Andrews, Harry Belafonte, Peter Bonerz

Cast

Credited cast:
Julie Andrews	...	Herself - Host
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Belafonte	...	Himself
Peter Bonerz	...	Himself
Richard Burton	...	Himself
Hamilton Camp	...	Himself
Bill Cosby	...	Himself
Audrey Hepburn	...	Herself
Linda Lavin	...	Herself
Richard Libertini	...	Himself
Shirley MacLaine	...	Herself
David Persons	...	Himself - 11 year old
Paul Sand	...	Himself
Richard Schaal	...	Himself
Barbra Streisand	...	Herself

Storyline

The United Nations General Assembly Hall was filled with children for this UNICEF documentary special hosted by Julie Andrews. Celebrities including Audrey Hepburn, Barbra Streisand, Bill Cosby, Shirley MacLaine, Richard Burton and Harry Belafonte appeared to describe Christmas traditions in their native or adopted homelands. In Rome, Audrey explains the legend of "La Befana," which plays a prominent role in Italian Christmas festivities.

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Plot Keywords:

unicef | variety | four word title

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 December 1970 (USA)

Filming Locations:

United Nations - First Avenue at 46th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brentwood Television Production, Patricia Enterprises, UNICEF

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most of the children sitting at the various delegations' desks are actually the children of the diplomats of the various nations. In the case of the United States desk the children are the children of the Volunteer Directors of the UNICEF US National Regional Offices in the United States. Two boys from the US delegation were scheduled to be interviewed by Bill Cosby, comparing regional differences between how Christmas was celebrated in Brooklyn and Fort Worth. The entire shoot was done in one very long day, as the General Assembly was in session and scheduled to return to work the next day. The schedule was further complicated by an unexpected early snow storm the day of shooting. Despite these challenges, the program was successfully filmed in the General Assembly Building, remaining (as of 2011) the only commercial television program ever to originate from the UN.

User Reviews

I was one of the kids in A World Of Love

I was one of the kids on this program and it was an fascinating experience. This show remains the only commercial broadcast to ever be taped in the UN General Assembly building. Production was done in one (as I remember, very long) day, as the General Assembly was actually in session during filming.

I was the little boy from Texas who was comparing Christmas in Fort Worth and New York City with the boy from Brooklyn with Bill Cosby.

Meeting everyone on this program was, for a starry eyed ten year old, something! We actually sat at the US delegation desk and met the Ambassador and Vice-President of the United States.

It was a wonderful experience!