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Joy Division (A Film by Malcolm Whitehead) (1979)

Film · 1979 · 17 min · Music · Documentary

The film begins with 'New Dawn Fades'. Audio of speeches of Hitler are played alongside interviews of Chief Constable of Manchester. Montages of photographs, adverts and Manchester street scenes. Part of a Joy Division performance at Bowdon Vale and a rehearsal are shown. (Film only available in fragments)

Directed by Malcolm Whitehead

Starring Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris

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Physical release25 September 2026
First release anywhere13 September 1979

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