Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
2020 · Movie · NR · 124 min
★ 7.2(21)unSUB Rating
This celebration of Irish punk poet Shane MacGowan draws on unseen archive footage featuring his band and his family, alongside original animations. The documentary-style mix spotlights his life and songwriting through a vibrant, personal lens.
Also known as Shane
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-12-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 8.1/10 (21 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy music documentaries that blend archival material with original animation for an upbeat, heartfelt tribute to punk poetry; Not for you if you want a purely traditional biographical film, or if you prefer titles like The Filth and the Fury or Oasis: Supersonic.
Pros: lively tribute; unseen archives; animated storytelling | Cons: limited scope; niche subject matter; mixed tones
Themes
- punk rock
- biography
- singer
- songwriter
- singer-songwriter
- irish music
Cast & crew
- VC
Victoria Clarke
as Self
Johnny Depp
as Self (archive footage)
Shane MacGowan
as Self
- AS
Ann Scanlon
as Self
- TE
Terry Edwards
as Self
- GA
Gerry Adams
as Self
Bobby Gillespie
as Self
- PI
Paolo Ikonomi
as Self
- MM
Maurice MacGowan
as Self
- SM
Siobhan MacGowan
as Self
Directed by Julien Temple