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Released 8 years ago.
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018 2h 15m EN
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7.1
SOLID
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69%
FRESH
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62
METACRITIC
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7.4
IMDB
★7.1TMDB · 37🍅69%Rotten Tomatoes●62Metacritic★7.4IMDB · 2,637
DocumentaryMusic
Synopsis
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An unflinching and deeply personal journey into the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton told through his own words and songs.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Eric Clapton
Self
Pattie Boyd
Self (archive footage)
Charlotte Martin
Self (archive footage)
Duane Allman
Self (archive footage)
Ginger Baker
Self (archive footage)
Chuck Berry
Self (archive footage)
Jack Bruce
Self (archive footage)
Bob Dylan
Self (archive footage)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lili Fini Zanuck
- Writers
- Stephen Weintraub, Larry Yelen
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Fun facts 🍿
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Chris King shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd and Charlotte Martin carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt6498644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Lili Fini Zanuck directs. Chris King cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 8 years ago.
- 2Editor Chris King shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 3Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd and Charlotte Martin carry the top of the cast.
- 4IMDB entry: tt6498644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 6Classified under 11 themes, including "musician", "artists' life", "biography", "rock music".
The technical file
- Editing
- Chris King
- Runtime
- 135 min · 2h 15m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 69% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 62/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.4/10 · 2,637 votes
- MPAA
- TV-MA
Awards
1 win & 6 nominations total
Also by
Lili Fini Zanuck
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Passion Pictures
GB
Key crew
- Assistant EditorJason Rayton
- EditorChris King
- ProducerJohn Battsek
- Music SupervisorGary Welch
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- musician
- artists' life
- biography
- rock music
- blues music
- virtuoso
- portrait of an artist
- celebrity interview
- music documentary
- life and career
- testimony
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2017-09-15· Camden International Film Festival
- TV2018-02-10· Showtime
Also known as
International titles
- Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 BarsUS
- Eric Clapton: Gered door de BluesNL
- La vie en BluesFR
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