Roger Waters: The Wall
{{short description|2014 concert film}}
{{For|the concert tour this film is based upon|The Wall Live (2010–2013)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Roger Waters: The Wall
| image = Roger Waters the Wall.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = {{Plainlist|
- Roger Waters
- Sean Evans
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Clare Spencer
- Roger Waters
}}
| writer = Roger Waters
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Roger Waters
- G. E. Smith
- Dave Kilminster
- Snowy White
- Graham Broad
- Jon Carin
- Robbie Wyckoff
}}
| music =
| cinematography = Brett Turnbull
| editing = Katharine McQuerrey
| studio = Picturehouse Entertainment{{Cite web| title = Roger Waters the Wall| access-date = 4 April 2019| url = https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/roger-waters-wall-2015| archive-date = 4 April 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190404080339/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/roger-waters-wall-2015| url-status = dead}}
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| released = {{Film date|2014|9|6|TIFF|2015|9|29|UK|df=y}}
| runtime = 133 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
}}
Roger Waters: The Wall is a British concert film by Roger Waters. Directed by Waters and Sean Evans, it captures performances of Waters' live tour. It premiered in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival,{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/toronto-film-festival-completes-lineup-1201285802/ |title=Toronto Film Festival Completes Lineup |access-date=20 August 2014 |work=Variety |date=19 August 2014 |archive-date=19 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819202735/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/toronto-film-festival-completes-lineup-1201285802/ |url-status=live }} with Waters and Evans in attendance.{{cite web |url=http://tmakworld.com/2014/09/roger-waters-the-wall-movie-review-video-world-premiere.html |title=Roger Waters The Wall Movie Review – World Premiere |access-date=8 September 2014 |work=T Mak World |date=7 September 2014 |archive-date=13 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713212021/https://tmakworld.com/2014/09/roger-waters-the-wall-movie-review.html |url-status=live }} The concert design and execution draws heavily from the original concert of the same name that followed the release of the Pink Floyd album The Wall (1979).
In addition to the 90 minutes of music, the film also contains interspersed documentary and interview footage taken from a road trip in Europe, with Waters driving an old Bentley.{{cite magazine |last1=Grow |first1=Kory |title=Roger Waters Talks New 'Wall' Film, Floyd Tour With Hendrix |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/roger-waters-talks-new-wall-film-pink-floyd-tour-with-hendrix-76593/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=27 March 2021 |date=21 September 2015 |archive-date=13 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213220103/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/roger-waters-talks-new-wall-film-pink-floyd-tour-with-hendrix-76593/ |url-status=live }} Waters is also seen reading from John Berger's introduction to Fear, the English translation of Gabriel Chevallier's novel, {{lang|fr|La Peur}}.
The audio is presented in 7.1.4-channel Dolby Atmos.{{Cite web|url=https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/26301/rogerwatersthewall.html|title=Roger Waters The Wall Blu-ray Review | High Def Digest|website=bluray.highdefdigest.com|access-date=20 February 2020|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220105345/https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/26301/rogerwatersthewall.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Roger-Waters-The-Wall-Blu-ray/12873/|title=Roger Waters: The Wall Blu-ray Release Date December 1, 2015|via=www.blu-ray.com|access-date=20 February 2020|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220105342/https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Roger-Waters-The-Wall-Blu-ray/12873/|url-status=live}}
Track listing
{{Infobox album
| name = Roger Waters: The Wall
| type = live
| artist = Roger Waters
| released = 2015 November 20
| genre = Progressive rock
| length = {{Duration|m=120|s=43}}
| label = Legacy Records
| prev_title = In the Flesh – Live
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Roger Waters: Us + Them
| next_year = 2020
}}
- "In the Flesh?"
- "The Thin Ice"
- "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1)"
- "The Happiest Days of Our Lives"
- "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"
- "The Ballad of Jean Charles de Menezes"
- "Mother"
- "Goodbye Blue Sky"
- "Empty Spaces"
- "What Shall We Do Now?"
- "Young Lust"
- "One of My Turns"
- "Don't Leave Me Now"
- "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 3)"
- "The Last Few Bricks"
- "Goodbye Cruel World"
- "Hey You"
- "Is There Anybody Out There?"
- "Nobody Home"
- "Vera"
- "Bring the Boys Back Home"
- "Comfortably Numb"
- "The Show Must Go On"
- "In the Flesh"
- "Run Like Hell"
- "Waiting for the Worms"
- "Stop"
- "The Trial"
- "Outside the Wall"
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|3970482|Roger Waters The Wall}}
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Category:2014 documentary films
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:British documentary films
Category:Live performances of an entire album
Category:English-language documentary films
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