About this movie
- Genres:
- Music, Documentary
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 2:21:31
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- 2012
- Quality:
- 480 (DVD equivalent)
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Bob Marley
- Ziggy Marley
- Kevin Macdonald
- Rita Marley
- Neville 'Bunny Wailer' Livingston
- Chris Blackwell
- Cindy Breakspeare
- Cedella Marley
- Jimmy Cliff
- Lee Perry
- Carlton "Pee-Wee" Fraser
Directors
- Kevin Macdonald
Producers
- Charles Steel
- Steve Bing
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Marley
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Trailer for Marley
Oscar-winning documentarian Kevin Macdonald (One Day in September) examines the life of pioneering reggae artist Bob Marley in this film featuring intimate footage from the family's personal archives.
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
95%
percent positive reviews
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Jim Schembri, 3AW
Outstanding, thorough, often moving documentary about the tragically short life and huge influence of musician Bob Marley... by any fair measure, a great music documentary.
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Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile
Macdonald and his editor have built a collage that really communicates in vibrant, cinematic language. Of course, it is about a musician, so rightly, it is wall to wall music
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Brad Wheeler, Globe and Mail
Marley is highly watchable, finely crafted legacy preservation - and it's either a white-washed sham or awesomely shaded.
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Peter Howell, Toronto Star
It wants to show us the man behind the famous dreads, beatific smile and durable songs of love, hope and longing. In this task it succeeds admirably.
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Scott Bowles, USA Today
Sprinkled with riffs, concert footage and home videos, the family-authorized documentary does what the artist usually did: When in doubt, return to the beat.
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