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Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story

Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story

2018Movie⏱️ 1h 45mTV-14
DocumentaryMusic
⭐ 7.6
IMDB Rating
845 votes

It's a documentary about the life of eccentric comedian Frank Sidebottom who wore a huge papier-mache' head and whose true identity was a closely guarded secret until after he died. The 2014 Magnolia Pictures film titled Frank was...

Director
Steve Sullivan
Writers
N/A
Stars
Chris Sievey, Johnny Vegas, Ross Noble
Release Date
March 29, 2019
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🎯 1
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 14
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 1.4K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Chris Sievey
Chris Sievey
as Self
Johnny Vegas
Johnny Vegas
as Self - Interviewee
Ross Noble
Ross Noble
as Self - Interviewee
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John Cooper Clarke
as Self - Interviewee
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Mark Radcliffe
as Self - Interviewee
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Mike Joyce
as Self - Interviewee
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John Thomson
as Self - Interviewee
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C.P. Lee
as Self
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Dave Robinson
as Self - Interviewee
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Barry Spencer
as Self - Interviewee

πŸ’° Box Office

$70,301
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.78 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Timperley, Altrinham, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Production
Piece of Cardboard Productions

🏷️ Keywords

reference to frank sidebottom

🎯 Categories

DocumentaryMusic

⭐ Featured Review

Wonderful document of a creative genius.
by rfaddison β€’ 2019-03-09
10/10

"Wonderful outsider documentary based on the life of Chris Sievey, the mastermind behind Frank Sidebottom. The clips of Frank had me in tears of laughter but it's not all laughter and light. A darker side of the creator and his relationship with his creation is revealed throughout. This documentary belongs up there with the likes of "The Devil And Daniel Johnston". A fascinating insight into the mind of a genius / madman 10 stars...."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The film was financed through a Kickstarter campaign. 1,300 people donated over Β£48,000.

πŸ“– Synopsis

It's a documentary about the life of eccentric comedian Frank Sidebottom who wore a huge papier-mache' head and whose true identity was a closely guarded secret until after he died. The 2014 Magnolia Pictures film titled Frank was...