12 Wasted Years (1987)

Original title

Iron Maiden: 12 Wasted Years

Directed by

Julian Caidan

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary traces the history of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from their start in 1975 up to 1987. It shows rare video clips and interviews from the band's career.

informationalnostalgicchronologicalearnestarchivalretrospectivestraightforwardfan-oriented

What happens

12 Wasted Years is a video documentary of heavy metal band Iron Maiden, focusing on the history of the band from 1975 to 1987. It includes several rare videos and interviews from the band's career, some of which were later included on the 2004 documentary The Early Days. The video was released on laserdisc and VHS tape. In March 2013, Iron Maiden included the full documentary in a reissue of their 1989 concert film, Maiden England. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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