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  • 2020
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 2 h 4 m
  • 2020
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 2 h 4 m

Summary Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan dives into the life of the tortured Irish vocalist, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the Pogues, who famously combined traditional Irish music with the visceral energy of punk rock. Featuring unseen archival footage from the band and MacGowan’s family, as well as animation fr...

  • 2020
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 2 h 4 m
  • 2020
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 2 h 4 m

Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan

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Summary Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan dives into the life of the tortured Irish vocalist, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the Pogues, who famously combined traditional Irish music with the visceral energy of punk rock. Featuring unseen archival footage from the band and MacGowan’s family, as well as animation fr...

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89
Dec 4, 2020
Julien Temple gave Shane MacGowan exactly the documentary he deserves – unruly and full of heart.
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80
Dec 13, 2020
Visually striking and audibly arresting from its opening number until the curtain comes down, Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan is an affectionate paean to its irascible, impudent frontman.
By Matthew Anderson FULL REVIEW
80
Dec 7, 2020
It’s a rousing and illuminating tribute to a brilliant musician who burned out quickly, but burned so brightly.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
80
Dec 4, 2020
In the end, the film operates best as an act of ancestor-worship to an extraordinary musician whose best days – we are forced to sadly conclude – appear to be behind him.
By Andrew Pulver FULL REVIEW
75
Dec 14, 2020
Temple’s made a fascinating film that sets the record straight — in a lot of slurred words — about MacGowan while he’s still able to do it.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
70
Dec 10, 2020
The movie comes not to bury this legend but to praise him. Inhuman endurance or not, you worry it may end up having to do the former regardless.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW
70
Dec 3, 2020
The director Julien Temple — who has excellent documentaries on the Sex Pistols, Joe Strummer and other galvanic musicians under his belt — is very good at this sort of thing.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Nitrate Films, Wild Atlantic Pictures, BBC Music, Warner Music, Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, IN.2 Film, Infinitum Nihil
Release Date Dec 4, 2020
Duration 2 h 4 m
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Tagline A few rounds with Shane MacGowan
Website https://www.crockofgoldfilm.com/
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Awards

San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 1 Nomination
International Documentary Association
• 1 Nomination

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