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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

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Producing House

A biography of Ian Dury, who was stricken with polio at a young age and defied expectations by becoming one of the founders of the punk-rock scene in Britain in the 1970s.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2010-01-08

Runtime: 115 mins

Director: Mat Whitecross

Writer: Paul Viragh

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Production Companies: Prescience Film Fund, UK Film Council

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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