Film·2020·1h 52m

Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away

Documentary

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.

Directed by Emer Reynolds

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12 credited

Carl Shaaban
Carl ShaabanPhil Lynott
Huey Lewis
Huey LewisSelf
James Hetfield
James HetfieldSelf
Adam Clayton
Adam ClaytonSelf
Eric Bell
Eric BellSelf
Phil Lynott
Phil LynottSelf (archive footage)
Suzi Quatro
Suzi QuatroSelf
Midge Ure
Midge UreSelf
Caroline Crowther
Caroline CrowtherSelf (as Caroline Taraskevics)
Sarah Lynott
Sarah LynottSelf
Cathleen Lynott
Cathleen LynottSelf
Monica Lynott
Monica LynottSelf

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