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28/01/2009 Documentary, Music 1h 40m
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Overview

A chronological account of the influential late 1970s English rock band.

  1. Grant Gee

    Director

  2. Jon Savage

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Anton Corbijn

    Self

  2. Kevin Cummins

    Self

  3. Richard Boon

    Self

  4. Ian Curtis

    Self (archive footage)

  5. Peter Hook

    Self

  6. Bernard Sumner

    Self

  7. Stephen Morris

    Self

  8. Paul Morley

    Self

  9. Genesis P-Orridge

    Self

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2015-03-01
In the shadowplay acting out your own death knowing no more.

Joy Division, the mercurial Manchester based masters of dark post punk sounds, who in Ian Curtis had one of the eras most tortured souls.

Directed by Grant Gee and written by Jon Savage, this documentary actually brings nothing new to the table for hardened fans of the band, of which I am unashamedly amongst that number. There is a tendency with musical documentaries to be over praised by fans simply because, well, they just love to see their idols/heroes/inspirations up there on the screen. Grant Gee's film has strong merits a...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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