THE BALLAD OF MOTT THE HOOPLE

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• Release Year: 2011
• Genre: Documentary; Music
• Plot: 'On tour as support to Mott the Hoople I was always conscious that we were in the presence of something great, something highly evolved, close to the centre of the spirit of Rock 'n' Roll, something to breathe in and learn from.' - Brian May - Queen; ; The Ballad of Mott The Hoople is a feature length documentary that tells the story of one of England's most cherished ronk 'n' roll bands, Mott The Hoople.; ; The film brings the band's story to life through a stunning combination of rate and unseen archive footage, their magnificent music and the testimony of band members Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Verden Allen, Dale 'Buffin' Griffin, Luther Grosvenor aka Ariel Bender, Morgan Fisher plus other associates and witnesses, including The Clash's Mick Jones, Queen's Roger Taylor and Mott 'Seadivers' fanclub president Kris Needs.; ; Contains over on hour's bonus material including footage from Mott The Hoople's triumphant 2009 Hammersmith reunion concerts and unseen interview footage; ; 12 page booklet including sleeve notes by Morrissey.
• Cast: Luther Grosvenor; Mick Ronson; Guy Stevens; Mike Kerry; Chris Hall
• Director: Mike Kerry
• Runtime: 1:41
• Media Format: Movie