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The Commodore Story
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The Commodore Story

2018-02-23 · 120 min · ★ 6.5

Documentary

The story of the Commodore PET, VIC-20, C64 and Amiga from engineers, games developers and how Commodore influenced the first 8-bit generation users.

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Directors
Steven Fletcher
Production companies
WavemStudios
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United Kingdom
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Released

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Leonard TramielSelf
Chris HülsbeckSelf
Rob HubbardSelf
Ben DaglishSelf
Mark KnightSelf
Dave HaynieDave HaynieSelf
Robert J. MicalSelf
Trevor DickinsonSelf
Jeff PorterSelf
Bil HerdSelf

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