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Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away

Oct 23, 2020 · 1h 52m
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A feature documentary on the life and music of Phil Lynott, telling the story of how a young black boy from working class 1950s Dublin became Ireland’s greatest Rock Star. As lead singer of Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott was a songwriter, a poet, a dreamer, a wild man. Told extensively through the words of Lynott himself and focusing on some of his iconic songs, the film gets to the heart of Philip, the father, the husband, the friend, the son, the rock icon, the poet and the dreamer.

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CAST

Carl Shaaban
Phil Lynott
Huey Lewis
Self
James Hetfield
Self
Adam Clayton
Self
Eric Bell
Self
Phil Lynott
Self (archive footage)
Suzi Quatro
Self
Midge Ure
Self
Directed by Emer Reynolds

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Cowtown Pictures, Eagle Rock Film Productions
Country
IE
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