15 certificateJoe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten is a Film programme that first aired in 2007 and has been classified a 15 certificate.

Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten is a 4 star programme

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Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten (2007)

Directed by
Julien Temple

Julien Temple's tribute to Joe Strummer (pictured), one of Britain's most influential musicians. Strummer was best known as the front man of The Clash. He mellowed in later life, fronting his new band, the Mescaleros.

Temple's advantage is that as a chronicler of punk from its earliest days (his credits include The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle and The Filth and the Fury), he could call on his own archive footage as well as that shot by others over the years.

Added to the mix are animations of Strummer's drawings and cartoons, interviews with the man himself and tributes from fans including Johnny Depp, Martin Scorsese and John Cusack. The film is no hagiography; Temple presents Strummer's occasional unpleasant, hypocritical side, but that adds balance to this meticulous portrait of the man and his work.

Genre: Film

Running Time: 140 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2007

Rating:
4/5 Stars

Classification: 15 Certificate

Production Country: Ireland/UK

Filmed in Colour

Cast

Image for Brigitte BardotBrigitte Bardot...Herself
Bono...Himself
Image for Robert BuscemiRobert Buscemi...Himself
Terry Chimes...Himself
John Cooper Clarke...Himself
Image for John CusackJohn Cusack...Himself
Image for Peter CushingPeter Cushing...Winston Smith
Image for Johnny DeppJohnny Depp...Himself
Image for Matt DillonMatt Dillon...Himself
Tymon Dogg...Himself
Joe Ely...Himself
Dick Evans...Himself
Flea...Himself
Alasdair Gillis...Himself
Ian Gillis...Himself
Topper Headon...Himself
Mick Jagger...Himself
Jim Jarmusch...Himself
Mick Jones...Himself
Steve Jones...Himself