The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector

Jun 30 2010 Unrated 1h 42m
Documentary

Phil Spector is a pioneer of American music, a legendary producer to John Lennon and Tina Turner, and, as of April 13th 2009, a convicted murderer. Yet the Spector who appears in Vikram Jayanti's documentary is not the severe, outlandishly coiffed defendant seen in sensationalistic accounts of his trial, but a charming, savvy music executive with a generous, but arguably accurate, estimation of his place in the history of popular music.

Plot

Phil Spector is a pioneer of American music, a legendary producer to John Lennon and Tina Turner, and, as of April 13th 2009, a convicted murderer. Yet the Spector who appears in Vikram Jayanti's documentary is not the severe, outlandishly coiffed defendant seen in sensationalistic accounts of his trial, but a charming, savvy music executive with a generous, but arguably accurate, estimation of his place in the history of popular music.

Written by

Mick Brown

Directed by

Vikram Jayanti

Cast

Lana Clarkson, Bobby Hatfield, Bill Medley

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, United States of America

Production Companies

BBC Arena

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
251
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
70
Popularity
NA