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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

There are a couple of ways to avoid death....one is to be magnificent

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$2000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

115 mins

Rating

6.248/10

Release Date

08 January 2010

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

Ian Dury

Tom Hughes

Tom Hughes

Chaz Jankel

Olivia Williams

Olivia Williams

Betty Dury

Naomie Harris

Naomie Harris

Denise

Bill Milner

Bill Milner

Baxter Dury

Ray Winstone

Ray Winstone

Bill Drury

Arthur Darvill

Arthur Darvill

Mick Gallagher

Luke Evans

Luke Evans

Clive Richards

Mackenzie Crook

Mackenzie Crook

Russell Hardy

Noel Clarke

Noel Clarke

Desmond

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Hargreaves

Ralph Ineson

Ralph Ineson

The Sulphate Strangler

Charlotte Beaumont

Charlotte Beaumont

Jemima Dury

Sam Spruell

Sam Spruell

Kilburns' Drummer

Andrew Knott

Andrew Knott

Reporter

Poppy Miller

Poppy Miller

Carer

Michael Maloney

Michael Maloney

Graham

Chloe Arrowsmith

Chloe Arrowsmith

Girl in bed with The Blockheads Charley (uncredited)

Catherine Balavage

Catherine Balavage

Crazy Drug Girl

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