Rory Gallagher: Calling Card

Rory Gallagher: Calling Card (2024)

June 3rd, 20240h 50min

Documentary, Music
90%

Overview

Rory Gallagher was the original Irish guitar hero, whose artistry with a battered ’61 Stratocaster became the stuff of legend. Bob Dylan and Muddy Waters admired him, the Rolling Stones tried to hire him – and his fans worshipped him. Clad in faded denim and a checked shirt, he sold 30 million records and became a charismatic icon of Irish music, inspiring musicians such as Brian May, The Edge, Slash and Johnny Marr. But away from the stage, Rory was an intensely private man. His closest confidante was his brother Dónal who accompanied Rory on his rise from their childhood Everly Brothers stage performances and the Showband scene across the North and South of the Irish border through to the deafening heart of the ‘70s rock scene in London – and far beyond. Now, Dónal, along with insights from Rory’s friends and admirers, takes us on a musical journey through the life and career of this shy guitar hero to better understand what made him so great.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz


Released on: 2014-06-27
Documentary, Crime

Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social jus...

Life Itself

Life Itself


Released on: 2014-07-04
Documentary

The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (194...

A Brief History of Time

A Brief History of Time


Released on: 1991-10-01
Documentary

This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and u...

The Image Revolution

The Image Revolution


Released on: 2013-11-21
Documentary

Twenty years ago, seven superstar artists left Marvel Comics to create their own company, Image Comi...

Watson

Watson


Released on: 2019-11-08
Documentary

Co-founder of Greenpeace and founder of Sea Shepherd, Captain Watson is part pirate, part philosophe...

The Scientist of Sound

The Scientist of Sound


Released on: 2017-03-16
Documentary, Music

Thursday 27th of October 2016 – Teatro Espace, Turin. Mulatu Astatke is a musician, composer, arran...

Michael Douglas: The Prodigal Son

Michael Douglas: The Prodigal Son


Released on: 2023-05-14
Documentary

As the eldest son of the legendary actor and producer Kirk Douglas (1916-2020), it was not easy for ...

Let the Canary Sing

Let the Canary Sing


Released on: 2023-06-14
Documentary, Music

A chronicle of Cyndi Lauper's meteoric ascent to stardom and her profound impact on generations thro...

Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger

Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger


Released on: 2014-01-18
Crime, Documentary

A documentary that captures the sensational trial of infamous gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger, using ...

Lubitsch, le patron

Lubitsch, le patron


Released on: 2010-09-05
Documentary

A documentary about the life and career of film director Ernst Lubitsch

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill


Released on: 2024-05-11
Documentary, History, TV Movie

The story of Buffalo Bill, born William Frederick Cody (1846-1917), a self-made man who went from wo...

Verdi

Verdi


Released on: 1982-01-01
Drama, History, Music

This 1982 biographical television miniseries, as seen on PBS's Great Performances, dramatizes the li...

My King Charles III

My King Charles III


Released on: 2022-06-01
Documentary

Featuring unseen letters, photos, and insights, this in-depth exploration reveals the King’s life, f...

Armstrong

Armstrong


Released on: 2019-07-12
Documentary

Dramatic, moving and deeply human, ARMSTRONG offers the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong: fro...

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening


Released on: 2018-11-22
Documentary, Music

How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French ...

Studs Terkel: Listening to America

Studs Terkel: Listening to America


Released on: 2009-05-15
Documentary

For over 60 years, Studs Terkel elevated the voices and experiences of everyday Americans through hi...

Grizzly Man

Grizzly Man


Released on: 2005-07-28
Documentary

Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen sum...

Walk the Line

Walk the Line


Released on: 2005-09-13
Drama, Music, Romance

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton fa...

Respect

Respect


Released on: 2021-08-12
Drama, Music, History

The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her inte...

I Am Bolt

I Am Bolt


Released on: 2016-11-28
Documentary

Fully authorized, access-all-areas feature doc on the hugely charismatic and globally adored Usain B...