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Punk in London
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Punk in London

Dec 2, 1977
1h 51m
★ 6.7

Overview

A visual record of London punk life in the late '70s, filled with never-before-seen live concert footage and commentary from the Clash, the Jam, X-Ray Spex and the Electric Chairs.

Genres

Documentary
Music

Production Companies

Stein Film
Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München

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Cast

Gaye Black

Self

Gaye Black

Kevin Rowland

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Kevin Rowland

Paul Simonon

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Paul Simonon

Paul Weller

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Paul Weller

Bob Geldof

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Bob Geldof

Poly Styrene

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Poly Styrene

No Image

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Paul Dean

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