Movie·2024·1h 36m
Scala!!!
Or, the Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits
Directed By
Jane Giles
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
This feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired a generation during Britain's turbulent Thatcher years.
Producer
Andrew Starke, Jim Reid
Cinematography
Sarah Appleton
Editor
Edward Mills
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
9 votes
Where to watch
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Cast
John Waters
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Adam Buxton
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Stewart Lee
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James O'Brien
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Isaac Julien
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Caroline Catz
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Mary Harron
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Beeban Kidron
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Princess Julia
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Kim Newman
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Ben Wheatley
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Ralph Brown
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Graham Humphreys
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JoAnne Sellar
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Peter Strickland
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Stephen Woolley
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John Akomfrah
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Thurston Moore
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