Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall

May. 28,2011      
Rating:
6.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

This documentary looks at the conception, design and live shows of The Wall performed by Pink Floyd in 1980 and 1981. It features in-depth 1980s era interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason and shows footage of The Wall performed at Earl's Court in 1980. It also features archival footage of the Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd and discusses how David Gilmour was brought into the band to initially augment their live shows when Syd became unreliable due to his drug problem and how Gilmour ultimately replaced him.

David Gilmour as  Self
Nick Mason as  Self
Roger Waters as  Self
Richard Wright as  Self
Joe Boyd as  Self

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Reviews

GamerTab
2011/05/28

That was an excellent one.

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AniInterview
2011/05/29

Sorry, this movie sucks

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Catangro
2011/05/30

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

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Rosie Searle
2011/05/31

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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planetdan1
2011/06/01

The background music, although awesome, was way to loud and at times drowned out the commentary. Can't say I learned anything new in this documentary from other Floyd documentaries but still interesting nonetheless. I did enjoy the time spent on the earlier days that many docs seem to glass over.

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