The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott

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1996 / 52min.

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Genres

Documentary

Music

Synopsis

When Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott died on 4 January 1986, he was 36 years old. His early death from a drug-related illness placed him in the same rock 'n' roll league as his idols Elvis and Jimi Hendrix. This documentary looks behind the image to reveal the strains of life in the fast lane. It also focuses on Lynott as family man, writer, and black Irishman with a Brazilian father. Includes contributions from Bono, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Scott Gorham, and Lynott's wife Caroline Crowther, who speaks publicly for the first time. (Radio Times)

Directors

Actors

Jon Bon Jovi

Huey Lewis

Mark Knopfler

Bono

Gary Moore

Bob Geldof

Van Morrison

Slash

Midge Ure

Phil Lynott

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