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The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

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DocumentaryMusic

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The full bizarre, tragic but celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

49 mins

Rating

7.8/10

Release Date

24 March 2003

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

David Gilmour

David Gilmour

Self

Graham Coxon

Graham Coxon

Self

Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett

Self (archive footage)

Robyn Hitchcock

Robyn Hitchcock

Self

Bob Klose

Bob Klose

Self

Nick Mason

Nick Mason

Self

Bo Powell

Bo Powell

Self

Jerry Shirley

Jerry Shirley

Self

Kirsty Wark

Kirsty Wark

Narrator

Roger Waters

Roger Waters

Self

Richard Wright

Richard Wright

Self

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