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1979 film by Chris Petit This article is about the 1979 film. For the Kylie Minogue song, see Golden (Kylie Minogue album).
Radio On | |
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Directed by | Christopher Petit |
Starring | David Beames |
Cinematography | Martin Schäfer |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom West Germany |
Language | English |
Radio On is a 1979 film directed by Christopher Petit. It is a rare example of a British road movie, shot in black and white by Wim Wenders' assistant cameraman Martin Schäfer and featuring music from a number of new wave bands of the time, as well as established artists such as Kraftwerk, Devo and David Bowie. It is a journey through late 1970s Britain by way of a road trip from London to Bristol, with Robert a DJ (played by David Beames) attempting to investigate the suicide of his brother. David Beames's character is a disc jockey at a radio station based on the United Biscuits Network, which broadcast to factories owned by United Biscuits.
Cast
- David Beames as Robert
- Andrew Byatt as Deserter
- Paul Hollywood as Kid
- Adrian Jones
- Sue Jones-Davies as Girl
- Cyril Kent
- Katja Kersten
- Lisa Kreuzer as Ingrid
- Sabina Michael as Aunt
- Bernard Mistovski
- Nina Pace
- Sandy Ratcliff as Kathy
- Joseph Riordan
- David Squire
- Sting as Just Like Eddie
- Kim Taylforth
References
External links
- Radio On at IMDb
- Radio On at the BFI's Screenonline
- Template:Amg movie
- Radio On at Time Out London
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