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24 Hour Party People (Original title)Twenty-four Hour Party People (Alternative title)
Dates: 2001 (Copyright), 26 April 2002 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Michael Winterbottom

Synopsis: Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson (Coogan) is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by an unknown band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club, and bands like Joy Division, New Order and the Happy Mondays emerge to change the industry forever.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Punk, Manchester, Factory Records, Hacienda Club, Happy Mondays, The, Wilson, Tony, Joy Division, New Order, Indie music
Releases
Date: 2002not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: Digital Video - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 117 mins Length: 10531 Feet

Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(10)

Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-1250719
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access


Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 01:52:10 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-145468
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access


Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-637113
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI



Digital materials(3)
Description: MXF - LTO5Duration: 01:52:13 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-133348
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file


Description: MXF - LTO5Duration: 01:52:13 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-133348-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file


Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-637113
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI



Video materials(6)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-1250719
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access


Description: Betacam SPBFI identifier: C-1250720
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape


Description: Betacam SPBFI identifier: C-1576204
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape


Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 01:52:10 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-145468
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access


Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-231476
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape


Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-231477
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape



Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1234819
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film