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The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan (1997)
TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary

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The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan (1997)

TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary

A look at the colourful lifestyle and inspiring music and lyrics of Shane MacGowan, former lead singer of the Pogues. Featuring specially-recorded performances of MacGowan's songs.

Director

Mike Connolly

Cinematographer

Steve Plant

Editor

Joyce Gentle

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Mar 17, 2007 (United Kingdom)

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Jo Shinner Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Earth from Space (2019)
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Billy Bragg Self Self See fewer	Paper Towns (2015)
Stan Brennan Self - MacGowan's First Manager Self - MacGowan's First Manager See fewer	The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan (1997)
Nick Cave Self Self See fewer	The Proposition (2005)
Victoria Mary Clarke Self (as Victoria Clarke) Self (as Victoria Clarke) See fewer	Celebrity Globetrotters Morocco (2019)
Ronnie Drew Self Self See fewer	Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Steve Earle Self Self See fewer	The Wire (2002)
Maurice MacGowan Self - Shane's Father Self - Shane's Father See fewer	If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story (2001)
Shane MacGowan Self Self See fewer	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Siobhan MacGowan Self - Shane's Sister Self - Shane's Sister See fewer	Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan (2020)
Therese MacGowan Self - Shane's Mother Self - Shane's Mother See fewer	If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story (2001)
Eamonn McCann Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	Exhibit A (1984)
Christy Moore Self Self See fewer	A Room for Romeo Brass (1999)
Sinéad O'Connor Self Self See fewer	In the Name of the Father (1993)
Sean O'Hagan Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	Shooting the Darkness (2019)
Sex Pistols Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	The A-Team (2010)
The Pogues Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)