Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire (2010)
Celebrated filmmaker Tony Palmer follows Leonard Cohen on his 1972 European tour. The film, after extensive re-editing from its initial version, opened in London in 1974. It was shown on German television, but it disappeared for decades and was considered a lost film. Its original version, restored by the director, was released on DVD in 2010 and had its first theatrical release in 2017.
- Date of release
- 2010-08-01
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Genres
- Music, Documentary
- Director
- Tony Palmer
Casting
- Leonard Cohen — Self
- Ron Cornelius — Self - electric and acoustic guitar
- Bob Johnston — Self - piano and organ
- Udo Jürgens — Self
- Doris Kunstmann — Self - German actress
- Peter Marshal — Self - electric and acoustic bass
- David O'Connor — Self - acoustic guitar
- Esther Ofarim — Self
- Jennifer Warnes — Self - vocals
- Donna Washburn — Self - vocals
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