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.
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Cast
30 people
Carl Shaaban
Phil Lynott
Known for
The Canal
Irish Wish
Huey Lewis
Self
Known for
Sphere
Duets
Emer Reynolds
Alan Maher
Known for
About Adam
Tony Cranstoun
James Hetfield
Self
Known for
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
John Wallace
Jackie Jarvis
Adam Clayton
Self
Also in
The Simpsons
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015
Peter Worsley
Eric Bell
Self
Also in
Gary Moore & Friends: One Night in Dublin
Ares 11
Phil Lynott
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Thin Lizzy - Live at the National Stadium Dublin
Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back in Town
Emer Reynolds Director · Tony Cranstoun Editor
Worldwide gross $17K · First release October 23, 2020 · Produced in Ireland
Box office
Worldwide gross
$16,544
Production
Cowtown Pictures
Production
Eagle Rock Film Productions
Production
Ireland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Songs for While I'm Away
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Ireland · October 23, 2020
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
September 29, 2021 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 27, 2020 · Premiere
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