Rent Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet (1976)
4.1 of 5 from 52 ratings
1h 17min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Billy Connolly is at the peak of his powers in this newly rediscovered and restored film. Capturing 'The Big Yin' on and off stage during his 1975 tour of Ireland, 'Big Banana Feet' is a captivating record of Connolly on the cusp of international stardom. Inspired by the fly-on-the-wall style of DA Pennebaker's Bob Dylan documentary 'Don't Look Back', director Murray Grigor and cinematographer David Peat present Connolly at his beguiling best, using humour and charm to successfully navigate the political tensions of 1970s Dublin and Belfast.
- Actors:
- Billy Connolly
- Directors:
- Murray Grigor, Paddy Higson
- Producers:
- Murray Grigor, Paddy Higson
- Writers:
- Billy Connolly, Murray Grigor, Paddy Higson
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Comedy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/05/2024
- Run Time:
- 77 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Audio Description
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Murray Grigor and Billy Johnson in Conversation (2024, 18 mins): the director of 'Big Banana Feet' and the road manager on Connolly's tour of Ireland, Billy Johnson, are interviewed after the film's premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival
- Clydescope (1974, 31 mins): a panorama of the Clyde, from Biggar to Brodick, with Billy Connolly as your guide
- Blast (1975, 24 mins): made for the Arts Council of Great Britain, Murray Grigor's award-winning short film explores Vorticism, a radical art movement of the early 20th century
- Restoration demo (2023, 2 mins): a before and after look at the restoration of 'Big Banana Feet'
- Rerelease Trailer (2024)
