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The Blank Generation

"PUNKS ON THE RISE"

5.8

0h 53m

1976

“"PUNKS ON THE RISE"”

Synopsis

The cream of the New York new wave/punk crop, filmed live at CBGB when the scene was just beginning. Includes performances by Patti Smith, Blondie, Television, the Ramones, Talking Heads, the Heartbreakers, the Shirts, Wayne County, the Marbles, the Dolls, Miamis, Harry Toledo, and the Tuff Darts (w/Robert Gordon).

Director

Amos Poe

Ivan Král

DocumentaryMusic

Cast & Crew

David Byrne

David Byrne

as Self

Jayne County

Jayne County

as Self

Jay Dee Daugherty

as Self

Chris Frantz

Chris Frantz

as Self

Debbie Harry

Debbie Harry

as Self

Richard Hell

Richard Hell

as Self

Lenny Kaye

as Self

Ivan Král

Ivan Král

as Self (uncredited)

Dee Dee Ramone

Dee Dee Ramone

as Self

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