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Pink Floyd – The Wall
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1982 British live-action/animated musical drama film
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Pink Floyd – The Wall is a 1982 British musical drama film directed by Alan Parker and written by Roger Waters. The cast includes Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, Eleanor David, and Alex McAvoy, with Pink Floyd serving as the narrator. The film was produced by Alan Marshall and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix. It features music composed by Roger Waters and David Gilmour, cinematography by Peter Biziou, and editing by Gerry Hambling. Filming took place at Pinewood Studios, and the production designer was Gerald Scarfe.
The movie, which runs for 95 minutes, is based on the album The Wall. Its main subjects include World War II, education, Syd Barrett, and Pink Floyd. The narrative follows a troubled rock star who descends into madness amid physical and social isolation. The film was released in 1982 and is followed by The Final Cut. It has received an IMDb rating of 8.0, a Metascore of 47, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 73%. The film won two BAFTA awards.
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Film · TMDB
7.9A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Cast
- Bob Geldof as Pink
- Christine Hargreaves as Pink's Mother
- James Laurenson as Pink's Father
- Eleanor David as Pink's Wife
- Kevin McKeon as Young Pink
- Bob Hoskins as Rock and Roll Manager
Themes
- rock star
- berlin wall
- paranoia
- wall
- descent into madness
- rock musical
- adult animation
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Ratings
IMDb
8/10
89,354 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Metacritic
47/100
- Year
- 1982
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Music
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Won 2 BAFTA 3 wins & 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Alan Parker
- Screenplay by
- Roger Waters
- Based on
- The Wall , by Pink Floyd
- Produced by
- Alan Marshall
- Starring
- Bob Geldof
- Cinematography
- Peter Biziou
- Edited by
- Gerry Hambling
- Music by
- Pink Floyd Bob Ezrin Michael Kamen
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Tin Blue Productions Goldcrest Films International
- Distributed by
- United International Pictures (United Kingdom) , MGM/UA Communications Co. (United States)
- Release dates
- 23 May 1982 ( 1982-05-23 ) ( Cannes ) 14 July 1982 ( 1982-07-14 ) ( Empire Leicester Square ) 6 August 1982 ( 1982-08-06 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 95 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $10–12 million
- Box office
- $22.3 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video album
- Genre
- art film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- The Final Cut
- Follows
- Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
- Based on
- The Wall
- Main subject
- Pink Floyd
- Director
- Alan Parker
- Screenwriter
- Roger Waters
- Cast member
- James Hazeldine
- Composer
- David Gilmour
- Producer
- Alan Marshall
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Peter Biziou
- Filming location
- Pinewood Studios
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 352368
- Performer
- Pink Floyd
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Significant event
- principal photography
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- publication date
- 1982-10-15
- film editor
- Gerry Hambling
- title
- Pink Floyd – The Wall
- narrator
- Pink Floyd
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Gerald Scarfe
- executive producer
- Steve O'Rourke
- costume designer
- Penny Rose
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 47/100
- capital cost
- 12000000
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Encyclopedic overview
Pink Floyd – The Wall is a 1982 live-action/animated musical surrealist drama film directed by Alan Parker, based on Pink Floyd's 1979 studio album The Wall. The screenplay was written by Pink Floyd vocalist and bassist Roger Waters, with animation sequences directed by Gerald Scarfe. The Boomtown Rats' lead vocalist Bob Geldof made his film debut as rock star Pink, who, driven to neurosis by the pressures of stardom and traumatic events in his life, constructs an emotional and mental wall to protect himself. However, this coping mechanism eventually backfires, and Pink demands to be set free.
Like its associated album, the film is highly metaphorical, and frequently uses both visual and auditory symbolism throughout. It features little dialogue, instead being driven by the music from the album throughout. The songs used in the film have several differences from their album versions, and two of the songs included, "When the Tigers Broke Free" and "What Shall We Do Now?", do not appear on the album. Despite its turbulent production, the film received generally positive reviews, with praise for its music and animation, and it has an established cult following among Pink Floyd fans.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pink Floyd – The Wall” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.