A documentary on the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley.
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Kevin Macdonald
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Cast
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| Bob Marley | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ziggy Marley | ... | Self | |
| Jimmy Cliff | ... | Self | |
| Cedella Marley | ... | Self | |
| Cindy Breakspeare | ... | Self | |
| Rita Marley | ... | Self | |
| Chris Blackwell | ... | Self | |
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Danny Sims | ... | Self |
| Diane Jobson | ... | Self | |
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Constance Marley | ... | Self |
| Lee 'Scratch' Perry | ... | Self (as Lee Perry) | |
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Bunny Wailer | ... | Self (as Neville Bunny Wailer Livingston) |
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Marcia Griffiths | ... | Self |
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Lloyd McDonald | ... | Self (as Lloyd Bread McDonald) |
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Neville Garrick | ... | Self |
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Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. The definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international super-stardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, there is rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best. Written by Magnolia Pictures
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Rated PG-13 for drug content, thematic elements and some violent images | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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[singing]
Neville 'Bunny' Livingston: If you are a Big Tree, We are the small axe, Sharpened to cut you down, Well sharp, To cut you down..."
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Written by The Jolly Boys
Performed by The Jolly Boys
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The soundtrack album was released four days before the movie premiered. It is the first release to feature Bob Marley's performance of "Jammin'" from the One Love Peace Concert in 1978. See more »Quotes
Neville 'Bunny' Livingston: And then, Coxsone, Studio 1, Duke Reid, Trojan and Prince Buster decide to form an organization called: The Big Tree. Then, The Wailers pulled the axe.[singing]
Neville 'Bunny' Livingston: If you are a Big Tree, We are the small axe, Sharpened to cut you down, Well sharp, To cut you down..."
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Soundtracks
Back To Back (Belly To Belly)Written by The Jolly Boys
Performed by The Jolly Boys
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Release Date:
20 April 2012 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Bob Marley: Stay with the Rhythm See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$262,004, 22 April 2012Gross USA:
$1,413,480Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$3,842,919Company Credits
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I'm old enough to have dug Bob Marley when he was actually alive and performing. AND I was fortunate enough to produce some jingles in Tuff Gong Studio for Air Jamaica. So I was around the scene, post-Marley, and I played his music endlessly for a decade or two.
Then I discovered salsa, and Latin Jazz, and the Afro-Cuban sound, and let my Marley go.
Well, now I have my Marley back. This film took me into parts of Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica that I have never seen and never want to see. Even after reading Timothy White's marvelous biography of Marley, "Catch A Fire," I couldn't imagine how horrible Trenchtown was until this movie.
It gave me a deep appreciation for how far this young man traveled in his tragically brief time on this particular planet.
He wasn't nice, he wasn't easy, but he was brilliantly talented and surrounded himself with other talented, fascinating people. Yes, folks are moaning about the movie not having enough music, but ... it has lots of heart and conversation and laughs and empathetic understanding of the Marley story -- and the story of Jamaica, one of the most beautiful and agonizing places I have ever been. I can't recommend this film highly enough. (Gosh, I hope there are no spoilers here. Can you write a spoiler for a documentary of a widely known figure?)