Slade in Flame

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50th Anniversary Re-release

Slade in Flame both confounded and delighted audiences when it was originally released, at the height of the legendary glam-rock band’s fame, following their incredible six No.1 UK singles from 1971-1973. A fictional tale but based on true experiences and starring the band themselves as the members of Flame – this was a music film like no other. Charting the rise and fall of a pop group at the end of the 1960s – from bold beginnings in seedy clubs to booze-addled endings in spectacular stadiums – this darkly cynical, warts-and-all portrait of a band in freefall amidst the music-industry suits who want a piece of the pie was not what anybody was expecting.

Director

Richard Loncraine

Starring 

Slade – Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Dave Hill and Don Powell, with Tom Conti, Alan Lake, Johnny Shannon