Jolly Roger (2003)
• November 20th, 2003 • 1h 20min
Documentary, Music
Overview
"Jolly Roger" could mean Roger Schawinski. But by definition, a "Jolly Roger" is the classic black pirate flag with skull and crossbones. This documentary tells the unvarnished story of the Swiss radio pirates who emerged in the 1970s. The focus is on Radio 24 in its wild years, when Schawinski's team broadcast from Italy, with the strongest FM station in the world at the time, straight down from Pizzo Groppera, 130 kilometers all the way to the Zurich area. Supported by numerous original documents from private filmmakers and from the SRG archives, the viewer relives the absurd radio war between David and Goliath that lasted almost four years, 24 years after this war between the radio pirates and the state power began on November 13, 1979. The many known and unknown fighters, who rallied behind their Radio Winkelried Schawinski in 1979 to help usher Switzerland into a new media age, remember the good and bad times, the demonstrations and the numerous threatened and actual closures.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Detroit Rock City
Released on: 1999-08-13
Comedy, Music, Adventure
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the four teen fans in Detroit Rock City getti...
Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume
Released on: 2005-08-24
Music, Documentary
Brazilian singer Maria Bethania has a 40-year singing career. A documentary shows her concerts and f...
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Released on: 2019-11-16
Music, Family
Gavin MacLeod and Marion Ross host a Christmas celebration that features classic performances of pop...
1974, l'alternance Giscard
Released on: 2019-10-05
Documentary, TV Movie, History
In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became the third President of the Fifth Republic. An alternati...
Inside Deep Throat
Released on: 2005-02-11
Documentary
In 1972, a seemingly typical shoestring budget pornographic film was made in a Florida hotel: "Deep ...
Tommy
Released on: 1975-03-19
Drama, Music
After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a...
Tunnel Vision
Released on: 2017-07-16
Documentary
The extraordinary story of the Melbourne community campaign that put a stop to the $18billion East W...
The Rocker
Released on: 2008-08-20
Comedy, Music
In the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. Twenty yea...
Brian Wilson at la Baloise Session
Released on: 2016-10-31
Music
50 years after the release of the Pet Sounds album with the Beach Boys, this is Brian Wilson at la B...
54
Released on: 1998-08-28
Drama, Music
Shane O'Shea, a Jersey boy with big dreams, crosses the river in hopes of finding another, more exci...
The 1970s Dinner Party
Released on: 2023-12-28
Documentary
A colourful trip back in time, as Debbie McGee hosts a 1970s-style dinner party.
Disco: Spinning The Story
Released on: 2005-06-07
Documentary
Hosted by the one and only Disco Diva, Gloria Gaynor, "Disco: Spinning the Story" takes a comprehens...
When the Masks are Taken Off
Released on: 1975-07-28
Comedy, Music
A satirical anthology film transforms popular humorous and sarcastic stage songs into standalone vig...
Coluche, une époque formidable
Released on: 2021-06-11
Documentary, TV Movie
Documentary on the French comedian, actor, humanitarian and legend Coluche.
What's Love Got to Do with It
Released on: 1993-06-09
Drama, Music, History
Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husba...
What We Do Is Secret
Released on: 2007-06-23
Drama, Music
The true-life story of Darby Crash, who became an L.A. punk icon with his band The Germs. Along with...
The Maribor Uprisings
Released on: 2017-03-20
Documentary
Equal parts film, conversation, and social experiment, this interactive documentary uses footage sho...
American Swing
Released on: 2009-10-17
Documentary
Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat.
Salty Dog Blues
Released on: 2012-01-01
Documentary
The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronic...