Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story

"Funny and heartfelt"

Oct 9 2009 Not Rated 1h 42m
Comedy, Documentary

The story of one person's triumph over adversity: cameras followed the comedian on a very stressful comeback tour and caught the story behind some of her best loved material en route. Prior to her Sexie tour in 2003 and under extreme pressure to write, she delved into her own life for inspiration. So began an accidental voyage into her past that paralleled her world tour and culminated in a moment of revelation about the source of her relentless drive. Film contains exclusive never-before-seen footage including the famous 'wolves' material, Izzard's first student sketches and unicycle-riding as a street performer in Covent Garden. Hilarious and moving by turns, an inspiring tale of how tragedy can be turned to laughter.

Plot

Believe chronicles comedian Eddie Izzard's rise to fame from his early influences - losing his mother to cancer at a young age before being sent with his brother to boarding school to his close present day relationship with his supportive father.

Written by

Sarah Townsend

Directed by

Sarah Townsend

Cast

Eddie Izzard, Melvin Altwarg, Shamgar Amram

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 nomination total

Trailers
Believe - The Eddie Izzard Story (Movie Trailer)
Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story - Trailer
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Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
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