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Bookmark this pageFlame (1974)
Director: Richard Loncraine
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From Time Out Film Guide
A straightforward account of the rise and ultimate disillusionment of a typical teenage rave band, tightly scripted and directed. The seediness of the behind-the-scenes machinations runs through the story: they are seedy whether perpetrated by a third-rate Midlands agent or by the suave director of a London management and investment company. The film (which isn't a moment too long, a welcome rarity) doesn't say much that you don't know already; good performances, though, from Shannon, Conti, and Lake as the all-time loser vocalist.Author: JC
Cast & crew
Director: Richard Loncraine
Producer: Gavrik Losey
Cast: Slade, Tom Conti, Johnny Shannon, Kenneth Colley, Alan Lake full cast
Genre(s): Musicals
Duration: 91 mins
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