| The Temptations | |
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| Screenplay by | Robert Johnson Kevin Arkadie |
| Directed by | Allan Arkush |
| Starring | Charles Malik Whitfield D.B. Woodside Terron Brooks Christian Payton Leon Tina Lifford Jenifer Lewis Gina Ravera Obba Babatundé J. August Richards Vanessa Bell Calloway Christopher Reid Mel Jackson Smokey Robinson Alan Rosenberg Bianca Lawson |
| Narrated by | Charles Malik Whitfield |
| Theme music composer | Smokey Robinson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Jay Benson Otis Williams Shelly Berger |
| Cinematography | Jamie Anderson |
| Editors | John Duffy Neil Mandelberg |
| Running time | 177 minutes |
| Production companies | de Passe Entertainment Hallmark Entertainment Babelsberg International Film Produktion |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | November 1 – November 2, 1998 |
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The Temptations is a four-hour television miniseries broadcast in two-hour halves on NBC, based upon the history of one of Motown's longest-lived acts, The Temptations. Executive produced by former Motown executive Suzanne de Passe, produced by Otis Williams and Temptations manager Shelley Berger, and based upon Williams’ Temptations autobiography, the miniseries was originally broadcast on November 1 and November 2, 1998. It was filmed on location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the spring of 1998. Allan Arkush directed the miniseries.