Michael Cockerell sheds new light on the tragi-comedy of the 1970s by focusing on some of its most controversial characters. With fresh filming and new interviews, along with a treasure trove of rare archive, the film presents the inside story of giant personalities who make today's public figures look sadly dull in comparison. The well-known journalist revisits some of his films on the big characters who helped shaped the 1970s in Britain. Both tragic and comic, it highlights just how much our world has changed in four decades.

The Last Waltz
1978
7.7/10

35 Up
1991
7.6/10

A Decade Under the Influence
2003
7.9/10

42 Up
1999
7.6/10

Becoming Led Zeppelin
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7.4/10

The Sparks Brothers
2021
7.4/10

21 Up
1977
7.4/10

David Bowie: The Last Five Years
2017
7.1/10

WHAM!
2023
7.3/10

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
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8.7/10

That's Entertainment! III
1994
7.0/10

Directed by John Ford
1971
7.0/10

My Generation
2017
7.1/10

One Direction: This Is Us
2013
8.2/10

In the Realms of the Unreal
2004
7.2/10

Inside Deep Throat
2005
6.4/10

John Candy: I Like Me
2025
7.9/10

56 Up
2012
7.2/10

That's Entertainment!
1974
7.3/10

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016
7.5/10
Enola Gay's Navigator: Theodore (Dutch) Van Kirk
2007
0/10