The Punk Rock Movie (1978)

Directed by

Don Letts

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary shot on Super 8 film by a club DJ captures the early punk rock scene in London. It shows performances and backstage moments at the Roxy club in 1977.

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What happens

The Punk Rock Movie (also known as The Punk Rock Movie from England) is a British 1978 film that was assembled from Super 8 camera footage shot by Don Letts, the disc jockey at The Roxy club during the early days of the UK punk rock movement, principally during the 100 days in 1977 in which punk acts were featured at The Roxy club in London. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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