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Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away

A feature documentary on the life and music of Phil Lynott, telling the story of how a young black boy from working class 1950s Dublin became Ireland’s greatest Rock Star. As lead singer of Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott was a songwriter, a poet, a dreamer, a wild man. Told extensively through the words of Lynott himself and focusing on some of his iconic songs, the film gets to the heart of Philip, the father, the husband, the friend, the son, the rock icon, the poet and the dreamer.

Top Cast

  • Carl Shaaban

    Carl Shaaban

    Phil Lynott

  • Huey Lewis

    Huey Lewis

    Self

  • James Hetfield

    James Hetfield

    Self

  • Adam Clayton

    Adam Clayton

    Self

  • Eric Bell

    Eric Bell

    Self

  • Phil Lynott

    Phil Lynott

    Self (archive footage)

  • Suzi Quatro

    Suzi Quatro

    Self

  • Midge Ure

    Midge Ure

    Self

  • Caroline Crowther

    Caroline Crowther

    Self (as Caroline Taraskevics)

Overview

A feature documentary on the life and music of Phil Lynott, telling the story of how a young black boy from working class 1950s Dublin became Ireland’s greatest Rock Star. As lead singer of Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott was a songwriter, a poet, a dreamer, a wild man. Told extensively through the words of Lynott himself and focusing on some of his iconic songs, the film gets to the heart of Philip, the father, the husband, the friend, the son, the rock icon, the poet and the dreamer.

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