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Poster image of Moonlight on the Highway

Moonlight on the Highway

Movie
4
Rating
(2 votes)
52m
Runtime
1969
Released
4
Popularity

Genres

Drama
TV Movie

Overview

Writing for ITV's SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE series, Dennis Potter introduced the notion that popular music expresses the yearning of the human spirit for a better world. A troubled young man, David Peters (Ian Holm), claims, "Once dreams were possible, that's what the popular songs told us." Rejecting rock music of the day, Peters is immersed in the tunes of Thirties crooner Al Bowlly (killed during the London blitz). He collects Bowlly memorabilia, publishes the Bowlly fan-club newsletter, and finds pleasure in lip-synching Bowlly records but his obsession with Bowlly masks certain darker events in his past.

Status

Released

Original Title

Moonlight on the Highway

Release Date

1969-04-12

Languages

English

Directors

James MacTaggart

Writers

Dennis Potter
Dennis PotterWriter

Cast

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Anthony Bate

Anthony Bate

Deborah Grant

Deborah Grant

Robin Wentworth

Frederick Peisley

Where to watch

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