Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

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2007

MusicDocumentary

1 hour 30 minutes

Summary

Documentary celebrating the triumph, tragedy and human comedy that was Manchester record company, Factory. Started by the late Tony Wilson, Alan Erasmus, Peter Saville and Martin Hannett in the late 1970s, it became known as the home of Joy Divsion, New Order and Happy Mondays and for creating the Hacienda club. The label pioneered Britain's independent pop culture, creating a new Manchester and blowing a shed-load of money. Includes interviews with all the main players in the Factory story.

Chris Rodley

Director

StatusReleased: 17 years ago
September 20, 2007

LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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