Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl

November. 27,2021 | 1h 0m | en

Ewan MacColl Peggy Seeger Billy Bragg

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Born James Henry Miller in 1915, MacColl became prominent on the folk scene in the 1950s and was also a labour activist and actor. This affectionate documentary offers insights into all these aspects of his life and features new versions of some of his songs, including The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Contributors include Billy Bragg and his widow, Peggy Seeger.

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MamaGravity good back-story, and good acting

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Mehdi Hoffman There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.