Mark E. Smith

Mark E. Smith

1957-03-05
60 (2018-01-24)
Salford, Lancashire, England

Mark Edward Smith was a singer, songwriter and inimitable front man of post punk Manchester band The Fall.

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mark Edward Smith was a singer, songwriter and inimitable front man of post punk Manchester band The Fall.

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24 Hour Party People 2002 (6.9)

Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.
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The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith 2005 (5.6)

A 1-hour Documentary looking at the Manchester post-punk group and its infamous leader Mark E Smith. The Film follows the current band recording their final Session for the John Peel Show (they were his favourite group and recorded more sessions than any other band) as well as chronicling the chaotic history of the band & its numerous line-up changes.
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Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land 1987 (6)

Documentary made for Dutch television about Nick Cave in Berlin in 1987.