Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away

Synopsis

A feature documentary on the life and music of Phil Lynott, telling the story of how a young black boy from working class 1950s Dublin became Ireland’s greatest Rock Star. As lead singer of Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott was a songwriter, a poet, a dreamer, a wild man. Told extensively through the words of Lynott himself and focusing on some of his iconic songs, the film gets to the heart of Philip, the father, the husband, the friend, the son, the rock icon, the poet and the dreamer.

Main Cast

Carl Shaaban

Phil Lynott

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Huey Lewis

Self

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

James Hetfield

Self

Age : 60 | Popularity : 6%

Adam Clayton

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Eric Bell

Self

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Phil Lynott

Self (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Suzi Quatro

Self

Age : 74 | Popularity : 4%

Midge Ure

Self

Age : 70 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Emer Reynolds
Editing	Editor	Tony Cranstoun
	Assistant Editor	Jackie Jarvis
Production	Producer	Alan Maher Peter Worsley John Wallace
Department	Role	Name

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