Breaking Glass (1980)
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This British rock musical tells a tale older than dirt -- the saga of the rise to fame of an eager young star, only to discover that fame is not all that it is cracked up to be. Hazel O'Connor is a young punk-rocker, singing her angry diatribes on the splintered stages on third-rate London… More This British rock musical tells a tale older than dirt -- the saga of the rise to fame of an eager young star, only to discover that fame is not all that it is cracked up to be. Hazel O'Connor is a young punk-rocker, singing her angry diatribes on the splintered stages on third-rate London venues. Soon enough, she meets up with a young, aspiring manager Phil Daniels, and she rises to the top. But success puts a damper on a burgeoning love relationship, and when Jon Finch arrives, playing a sleek and smooth record promoter, the duo's artistic independence is also compromised. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Brian Gibson
- Written By
- Brian Gibson
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1980 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Fernando F. Croce, Slant Magazine
Despite flashes of punk rawness, Brian Gibson's Winter of Discontent musical drama can barely tap the glass, let alone break it.
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Cast
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Phil Daniels
as Danny
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Hazel O'Connor
as Kate
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Jon Finch
as Woods
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Jonathan Pryce
as Ken
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Peter-Hugo Daly
as Mick
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Mark Wingett
as Tony
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Gary Tibbs
as Dave
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Charles Wegner
as Campbell
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Mark Wing-Davey
as Fordyce
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Hugh Thomas
as Davis
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Nigel Humphreys
as Brian
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Ken Hudson Campbell
as Publican
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Peter Tilbury
as Policeman
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Gary Holton
as Guitarist
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Derek Thompson
as Andy
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Janine Duvitski
as Jackie
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Lowri Ann Richards
as Jane
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Gary Olsen
as Drunk
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Kenneth MacDonald
as Security Man
