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Steve Coogan stars in this 'bio-pic' loosely based on the life of journalists and Factory Records founder Tony Wilson, who made Manchester the centre of the British music scene in the 80s later spawning the 'Madchester' scene. From the high nights at the legendary Hacienda to the final failure of the label, award-winning director Michael Winterbottom captures a time and sound when everything was possible and excess was the name of the game.

Keywords:

Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical Biopic, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(2002) (4 Star)

Cast:

Steve Coogan	.... Tony Wilson
John Thomson	.... Charles
Nigel Pivaro	.... Actor
Lennie James	.... Alan Erasmus
Shirley Henderson	.... Lindsay Wilson
Martin Hancock	.... Howard DeVoto

Supporting Cast:

Chris Coghill	.... Bez
Mark Windows	.... Johnny Rotten
Paddy Considine	.... Rob Gretton
John Simm	.... Bernard Sumner
Dave Gorman	.... John
Ralf Little	.... Peter Hook
Andy Serkis	.... Martin Hannett
Danny Cunningham	.... Shaun Ryder
Paul Popplewell	.... Paul Ryder

Directors:

Michael Winterbottom

Writers:

Frank Cottrell Boyce

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