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Disintegration: An Album, a Band, a Generation

Disintegration: An Album, a Band, a Generation

2024•53m•7.0/10
DocumentaryMusic

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7.0/10(1)

Over the course of a fifty-year career, the British band The Cure has released fourteen highly successful studio albums; but it was their 1989 album Disintegration, released during a pivotal year for Europe and the world, that would capture the imagination of so many fans.

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solo:film, ARTE, MDR

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Franz Dinda

Franz Dinda

Self - Narrator (voice)

Stuart Braithwaite

Self - Musician

Phil Thornalley

Phil Thornalley

Self - The Cure Former Member

Chris Parry

Self - The Cure Manager (1978-2001)

Jérémy Wulc

Self - Actor / Writer

Simon Price

Self - Journalist

David M. Allen

Self - Music Producer

Sandro Standhaft

Self - Cultural Events Manager

Robert Smith

Robert Smith

Self - The Cure Member (archive footage)

Laurence Tolhurst

Laurence Tolhurst

Self - The Cure Former Member (archive footage)

Michael Stephen Dempsey

Self - The Cure Former Member (archive footage)

Simon Gallup

Simon Gallup

Self - The Cure Member (archive footage)

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