The Rise and Fall of The Smiths (1999)

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documentary film

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United Kingdom

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How it feels

This documentary tells the story of the band The Smiths from their early days in Manchester. It includes interviews with band members Johnny Marr, Mike Joyce, and Andy Rourke, as well as old footage of interviews with Morrissey. The film was made for a BBC series about 1980s music icons.

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What happens

The Rise and Fall of The Smiths è un documentario televisivo sulla band inglese The Smiths, andato in onda su BBC Two, il 22 gennaio 1999 e poi ritrasmesso, una seconda volta, l'8 agosto 2001. Questo titolo fa parte di una serie di documentari, prodotti dalla BBC, sulle icone musicali degli anni Ottanta, dal titolo Young Guns Go For It. Nella puntata dedicata agli Smiths si racconta la loro storia a partire dagli inizi della band a Manchester con interviste a Johnny Marr, Mike Joyce, Andy Rourke e anche vecchi filmati di interviste con Morrissey. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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