A Matter of Trust: Billy Joel in the USSR

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 83 min
  • Premiere: 1988. June 15.

This special documentary chronicles Billy Joel's 1987 concert tour in the Soviet Union. The program features concert footage and clips of Joel and his band interacting with different groups of Soviet people.

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Billy Joel

Self - Vocals, Keyboards and Guitar

Liberty DeVitto

Self - Drums

Doug Stegmeyer

Self - Bass

Russell Javors

Self - Acoustic and Electric Guitar

Mark Rivera

Self - Saxophone

Kevin Dukes

Self - Electric Guitar

Peter Hewlett

Self - Background Vocals

George Simms

Self - Background Vocals

Oleg Smirnoff

Self - Russian Translator

Camera

Mary Ellen Mark

Still Photographer

Crew

Edward Baranov

Translator

Directing

Martin Bell

Director

Donald Lumpkin

First Assistant Director

Editing

Murphy Birdsall

Associate Editor

Production

Frank Weber

Executive Producer

Donald Lumpkin

Production Manager

Debra Horvath

Associate Producer

Jodi Nussbaum

Production Coordinator

Stacey A. Antonino

Production Secretary

Sound

Jim Boyer

Music Producer

Jess Soraci

Sound Editor

Lee Dichter

Recording Supervision

Camera

Mary Ellen Mark

Still Photographer

Crew

Edward Baranov

Translator

Directing

Martin Bell

Director

Donald Lumpkin

First Assistant Director

Editing

Murphy Birdsall

Associate Editor

Production

Frank Weber

Executive Producer

Donald Lumpkin

Production Manager

Debra Horvath

Associate Producer

Jodi Nussbaum

Production Coordinator

Stacey A. Antonino

Production Secretary

Sound

Jim Boyer

Music Producer

Jess Soraci

Sound Editor

Lee Dichter

Recording Supervision