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The movie tells the story of rock singer “Pink” who is sitting in his hotel room in Los Angeles, burnt out from the music business and only able to perform on stage with the help of drugs. Based on the 1979 double album “The Wall” by Pink Floyd, the film begins in Pink’s youth where he is crushed by the love of his mother. Several years later he is punished by the teachers in school because he is starting to write poems. Slowly he begins to build a wall around himself to be protected from the world outside. The film shows all this in massive and epic pictures until the very end where he tears down the wall and breaks free.
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Rating:
(33,681 votes)
- Taglines:Pink Floyd The Wall. Now The Film. » The Memories. The Madness. The Music... The Movie. »
- Runtime:95 minutes
- Director: Alan Parker
- Country:UK
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Actors: PinkBob GeldofPink's MotherChristine HargreavesJ.A. Pinkerton (Pink's Father)James LaurensonPink's WifeEleanor DavidYoung PinkKevin McKeonRock and Roll ManagerBob HoskinsLittle PinkDavid BinghamAmerican GroupieJenny WrightTeacherAlex McAvoyEnglish DoctorEllis Dale
- Genres:Drama, Musical
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Producers: Alan MarshallproducerStephen O'Rourkeexecutive producerGarth Thomasassociate producer
- Plots: The movie tells the story of rock singer "Pink" who is sitting in his hotel room in Los Angeles, burnt out from the music business and only able to perform on stage with the help of drugs. Based on the 1979 double album "The Wall" by Pink Floyd, the film begins in Pink's youth where he is crushed by the love of his mother. Several years later he is punished by the teachers in school because he is starting to write poems. Slowly he begins to build a wall around himself to be protected from the world outside. The film shows all this in massive and epic pictures until the very end where he tears down the wall and breaks free. Written by Harald Mayr <marvin@bike.augusta.de>
- User's comment: by sero
What can you possibly say except that this movie is amazing?
"The Wall" is one of the few movies out there that has a powerful effect on the people are receptive to its message. Told with practically no dialogue, the only guide to the bizarre, frightening, and strange images is the incredible music by Pink Floyd, from their equally good double album. A considerable number of the songs were re-recorded for this movie, and one song (the heart-wrenching "When the Tigers Broke Free") was added. The new versions of the songs are sometimes worse than the album (Waiting for the Worms), and sometimes better (Mother, In the Flesh).
"The Wall" isn't a pleasant movie, nor is it a simplistic or banal movie. It is brutal, cynical, and disturbing, but it has moments of flesh-tingling beauty and an uplifting message in the end, if you persevere. I recommend both it and the album to anyone who enjoys a powerful movie. In my opinion, "The Wall," along with a few other albums, represents the pinnacle of rock music.
- Quotes: Pink: [singing] Are there any queers in the audience tonight? Get 'em up against the wall! That one in the spotlight, he don't look right! Get him up against the wall! And that one looks Jewish... and that one's a coon! Who let all this riff raff into the room? That one's smoking a joint! And that one's got spots! If I had my way, I'd have all of you shot!
- Also known as: Pink Floyd The Wall (Argentina), Pink Floyd The Wall (Finland), Pink Floyd The Wall (Mexico - imdb display title), Pink Floyd The Wall (Portugal - imdb display title), Duvar (Turkey - Turkish title), Ha-Xoma (Israel - Hebrew title), Pink Floyd: A fal (Hungary), Pink Floyd: El muro (Spain - DVD title), Pink Floyd: The Wall (Czech Republic), Pink Floyd: To teihos (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), Pink Floyd: Zid (Serbia - imdb display title), The Wall ( - undefined),
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