Movie Description
Songs for While I'm Away
(2020)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Emer Reynolds
- Producer : Alan Maher,Peter Worsley,John Wallace
- Editor : Tony Cranstoun
- Cast : Carl Shaaban,Huey Lewis,James Hetfield,Adam Clayton,Eric Bell,Phil Lynott,Suzi Quatro,Midge Ure,Caroline Crowther,Sarah Lynott,Cathleen Lynott,Monica Lynott,Peter Lynott,Niall Stokes,Diane Wagg,Darren Wharton,Kit Woolven,Hugh Feighery,Alan Byrne,Gus Curtis,Jim Fitzpatrick,Scott Gorham,Jerome Rimson,Brush Shiels
Cast
Phil Lynott
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self (as Caroline Taraskevics)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
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Facts
Original TitleSongs for While I'm Away
Status Released
Release Information
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2020-10-23
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 52m
Homepagehttps://www.phillynottfilm.com/
Production CompaniesCowtown Pictures,Eagle Rock Film Productions
Genres
- Documentary

































