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Poster for The London Rock and Roll Show
Ellman Film Enterprises

The London Rock and Roll Show

1973 84 min English PG
Wubly rating 7.3 IMDb rating 7.9
Music Documentary Musical

Filmed record of a major rock and roll festival held at Wembley Stadium, London, in August 1972. London Rock and Roll Show begins with excerpts from numerous "warm-up" performers shown singing either covers of 1950s hits, or original tunes, including a performance by Screaming Lord Sutch that threatens to end the concert prematurely when he brings a stripper on stage. The main concert segment begins with Bo Diddley and continues with a string of other major performers including Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Bill Haley and His Comets. The concert ends with an extended performance by Chuck Berry, who at the time was enjoying major chart success in Britain and the US with his "My Ding-a-Ling" (although he does not perform that song in this film). Mick Jagger also appears in several non-musical interludes in which he is interviewed about the performers.

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Peter Clifton Director · Thomas Schwalm Editor

United States release July 3, 1981 · Produced in United Kingdom

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United Kingdom

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English

Spoken on screen

English

Release dates

United Kingdom · January 1, 1973

Theatrical

United States · July 3, 1981

New York City, New York

Austria

May 9, 1975 · TV premiere

Denmark

August 31, 1979

France

October 5, 1977

Philippines

September 16, 1982 · Davao

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