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Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Indigo High-Hatters
1991 0h 34m EN
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BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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The true story of a 1920s Canadian jazz band who play their every performance gagged and almost completely immobilized by thick cords which bind them hand and foot. The music they produce - from a full range of instruments, yet without recourse to the usual limbs and orifices - is a moving triumph of courage over self-imposed adversity.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Ian Handford
Don Hewak
Ron Eyolfson
John B. Harvie
Zenaida Cramden
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Guy Maddin
- Writers
- Guy Maddin
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Guy Maddin directs. Guy Maddin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 34-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor Guy Maddin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Ian Handford and Don Hewak and Ron Eyolfson carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0233935 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Guy Maddin
- Runtime
- 34 min · 0h 34m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Guy Maddin
Key crew
- EditorGuy Maddin
- CinematographyGuy Maddin
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1991-01-01
