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    Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

    Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

    2007

    1:30:46

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    Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays

    Genre

    Music
    Documentary

    Plot

    Documentary celebrating the triumph, tragedy and human comedy that was Manchester record company, Factory. Started by the late Tony Wilson, Alan Erasmus, Peter Saville and Martin Hannett in the late 1970s, it became known as the home of Joy Divsion, New Order and Happy Mondays and for creating the Hacienda club. The label pioneered Britain's independent pop culture, creating a new Manchester and blowing a shed-load of money. Includes interviews with all the main players in the Factory story.

    Director

    Chris Rodley

    Writers

    N/A

    Stars

    John Simm, Jellybean Benítez, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Paul Ryder,