

24 Hour Party People
2002-02-13 · 117 min · ★ 7.0
Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.
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- Directors
- Michael Winterbottom
- Production companies
- The Film Consortium, United Artists, Film4 Productions, Revolution Films, Baby Cow Productions
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 2,802,899
Top Cast
Steve CooganTony Wilson
Lennie JamesAlan
Paddy ConsidineRob
Shirley HendersonLindsay
Andy SerkisMartin
John SimmBernard
Ralf LittleHooky
Danny CunninghamShaun
Sean HarrisIan
Kate MagowanYvette
John ThomsonCharles
Peter KayDon Tonay
Nigel PivaroActor at Granada
Martin HancockHoward
Dave GormanJohn the Postman
Paul PopplewellPaul
Ron CookDerek
Raymond WaringVini
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