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!  colspan="2" | <big>''URGH! A Music War''</big>
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:URGH!_German_poster.jpg|thumb|center|German cinema poster]][[Image:1981_10_24_NME_URGH!_ads.jpg|thumb|center|ads for the movie in NME - October 24, [[1981]]]]
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| <b>Directed by:</b>
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| Derek Burbidge
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| <b>Produced by:</b>
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| Michael White
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| <b>Starring:</b>
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| [[The Police]], XTC, ...
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Music by:</b>
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| various artists
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| <b>Edited by:</b>
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| Jim Elderton
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| <b>Distributed by:</b>
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| DISTRIBUTOR
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| <b>Release date(s):</b>
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| [[1981-10-DD]] (UK)
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[[1982-05-DD]] (USA)
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Running time:</b>
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| over two hours (UK cinema)
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94 minutes (US cinema)
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85 minutes (German VHS)
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124 minutes (US home video)
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116 minutes (DVD)
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| <b>Country:</b>
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| COUNTRY
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| <b>Language(s):</b>
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| English
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138902/ IMDB_LINK IMDB link]
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=Plot summary=
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This movie presents live performances from a lot of New Wave bands, including [[The Police]]'s [[Driven To Tears]], [[Roxanne]] and (parts of) [[So Lonely]] from [[1980-08-28]] in Fréjus, France.
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=Cast=
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Primary cast members of the film included:
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''This section needs more information.''
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=Production=
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''This section needs more information. Include any interesting notes on the production of this film.''
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=Release=
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=Awards=
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=Soundtrack=
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''See [[URGH! A Music War (soundtrack)]].''
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=Quotations and trivia=
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There seem to be different versions of the movie. A review in NME (October 24, [[1981]]) describes the movie as "over two hours" with "34 groups filmed live".
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A review in "Musik Express" mentions that the version shown in Germany was edited down to 96 minutes.
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IMDB lists that the US theatrical cut was much shorter than the UK version, while the US home video version had added material and might be identical to the UK theatrical cut.
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=See also=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=External links & reviews=
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* [https://archive.org/details/urgh-a-music-war video]
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* [https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/urgh-music-war Warner Brothers' official DVD]
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=References=
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''This section needs more information.''
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Latest revision as of 02:14, 7 January 2023


URGH! A Music War
German cinema poster
ads for the movie in NME - October 24, 1981
Directed by: Derek Burbidge
Produced by: Michael White
Starring: The Police, XTC, ...
Music by: various artists
Edited by: Jim Elderton
Distributed by: DISTRIBUTOR
Release date(s): 1981-10-DD (UK)

1982-05-DD (USA)

Running time: over two hours (UK cinema)

94 minutes (US cinema)

85 minutes (German VHS)

124 minutes (US home video)

116 minutes (DVD)

Country: COUNTRY
Language(s): English
IMDB_LINK IMDB link

Plot summary

This movie presents live performances from a lot of New Wave bands, including The Police's Driven To Tears, Roxanne and (parts of) So Lonely from 1980-08-28 in Fréjus, France.

Cast

Primary cast members of the film included: This section needs more information.

Production

This section needs more information. Include any interesting notes on the production of this film.

Release

This section needs more information. Include information on box office gross figures, video and/or DVD releases, etc.

Video and DVD releases

Cover art Release date Country Format Language Special features
Stub.gif YYYY-MM-DD Germany VHS English none
Stub.gif 1983-MM-DD England, UK Laserdisc English none
Stub.gif 1983-MM-DD England, UK VHS English none
Stub.gif 1984-05-21 Japan VHS (NTSC) English none
Stub.gif 1984-MM-DD USA Video Disc (NTSC) English none
Stub.gif 1985-MM-DD USA VHS (NTSC) English none
2009 US DVD.jpg 2009-MM-DD USA DVD (Region free / NTSC) English trailer

Awards

This section needs more information. Delete section if no awards were won.

Year Winner Award Category
YYYY WINNER (Film, actor, score...) AWARD (Oscar, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Nominations

This section needs more information. Delete section if no nominations were received.

Year Nominee Award Category
YYYY NOMINEE (Film, actor, score...) AWARD (Oscar, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Soundtrack

See URGH! A Music War (soundtrack).

Quotations and trivia

There seem to be different versions of the movie. A review in NME (October 24, 1981) describes the movie as "over two hours" with "34 groups filmed live".

A review in "Musik Express" mentions that the version shown in Germany was edited down to 96 minutes.

IMDB lists that the US theatrical cut was much shorter than the UK version, while the US home video version had added material and might be identical to the UK theatrical cut.

See also

This section needs more information.

External links & reviews

References

This section needs more information.

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