| Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire | |
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| Directed by | Tony Palmer |
| Written by | Tony Palmer |
| Produced by | Rob Ayling Marty Machat Steven Machat |
| Cinematography | Les Young |
| Edited by | Tony Palmer |
| Music by | Leonard Cohen |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire, originally titled Bird on a Wire, is a 1974 documentary that chronicles a troubled 1972 concert tour of Europe and Israel by the Canadian singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen.[1]
It was directed by British filmmaker Tony Palmer, with cinematography by Les Young. The film takes its name from the Cohen song Bird on the Wire.
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.[2] Its original version, restored by the director, was released on DVD in 2010 and had its first theatrical release in 2017.[3]
- ^ Kenny, Glenn (17 January 2017). "Review: 'Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire,' Portrait of an Artist in Chaos". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
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