A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
- Won 2 BAFTA Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations total
Margery Mason
- Teacher's Wife
- (as Marjorie Mason)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn his autobiography "Is That It?", Bob Geldof says that his agent first told him about the project while he was riding in a taxi, and that he said that he didn't want to do it because he didn't like the music of Pink Floyd. Roger Waters knows this story, not because he read it in Geldof's book, but because the taxi driver was actually Waters' brother.
- GoofsWhen Pink throws the television out the window before he cuts his hand, he mouths "Take that, fuckers!", but what is heard is "Next time, fuckers!" (This is corrected in the DVD release of "The Wall".)
- Alternate versionsThe final shot in the "Another Brick In The Wall, part 2" sequence, showing Young Pink and the Islington Green School class of 1951 throwing the Teacher into the bonfire, was deleted from the UK theatrical and Canadian VHS versions of the film, out of concern that actual children would try the stunt at home.
- ConnectionsEdited into Pink Floyd: Hey You (1982)
- SoundtracksWhen the Tigers Broke Free
(separated into two sections)
Written by Roger Waters
Performed by Pink Floyd
Featured review
Why is The Wall so often misunderstood ?
I have seen the movie several times now and every time I watch it I see something new, something I haven't seen or heard before. Some unsung line, some lost message... Every time I watch the movie I seem to dig deeper into this complex work of art.
However, I cannot tell you how disappointed I am that this movie is so underestimated, and, above all, misunderstood. How many times have you heard someone say something like: "You can't watch 'The Wall' unless you're really drunk or really high" ? I have heard this line probably from every single person that has seen the movie and it hurts me so much that nobody really tries to understand the movie.
The key to understanding the movie is in the lyrics. The movie is not just a long series of video clips that accompany the album. The images are just a final piece of the puzzle, the final touch on a magnificent piece of art.
The first time I saw this movie I felt very embarassed. Yes, embarassed, because I felt like a fool for hearing the album so many times and not realizing what it was about. The movie made me appreciate the lyrics of a rock song for the first time in my life.
The week after seeing "The Wall" for the first time I bought Pink Floyd's "The Final Cut". Do you know what was the first thing I did when I opened the CD case? I read the lyrics, from the first to the last word. And I actually tried to understand what the album was about.
"The Wall" is so much more than you think it is. The only solution to not understaning the movie is watching it again and paying more attention. Once you get it, you will never forget it.
However, I cannot tell you how disappointed I am that this movie is so underestimated, and, above all, misunderstood. How many times have you heard someone say something like: "You can't watch 'The Wall' unless you're really drunk or really high" ? I have heard this line probably from every single person that has seen the movie and it hurts me so much that nobody really tries to understand the movie.
The key to understanding the movie is in the lyrics. The movie is not just a long series of video clips that accompany the album. The images are just a final piece of the puzzle, the final touch on a magnificent piece of art.
The first time I saw this movie I felt very embarassed. Yes, embarassed, because I felt like a fool for hearing the album so many times and not realizing what it was about. The movie made me appreciate the lyrics of a rock song for the first time in my life.
The week after seeing "The Wall" for the first time I bought Pink Floyd's "The Final Cut". Do you know what was the first thing I did when I opened the CD case? I read the lyrics, from the first to the last word. And I actually tried to understand what the album was about.
"The Wall" is so much more than you think it is. The only solution to not understaning the movie is watching it again and paying more attention. Once you get it, you will never forget it.
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- Zambelli
- Feb 14, 1999
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Pink Floyd: El muro
- Filming locations
- Saunton Sands, Devon, England, UK(bunker scenes)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- £12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $22,244,207
- Gross worldwide
- $22,274,148
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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