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Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 42m
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Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story (2009)
DocumentaryComedy
Chronicles comedian Eddie Izzard's rise to fame from early influences - losing his mother to cancer at a young age before being sent with his brother to boarding school - to his close relati... Read allChronicles comedian Eddie Izzard's rise to fame from early influences - losing his mother to cancer at a young age before being sent with his brother to boarding school - to his close relationship today with his father.Chronicles comedian Eddie Izzard's rise to fame from early influences - losing his mother to cancer at a young age before being sent with his brother to boarding school - to his close relationship today with his father.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
548
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
128,554
26,715
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    • Director
      • Sarah Townsend
    • Writer
      • Sarah Townsend
    • Stars
      • Eddie Izzard
      • Melvin Altwarg
      • Shamgar Amram
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    • Director
      • Sarah Townsend
    • Writer
      • Sarah Townsend
    • Stars
      • Eddie Izzard
      • Melvin Altwarg
      • Shamgar Amram
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    • 2User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

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    Mick Andrew
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    Rob Ballard
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    Andrew Boxer
    • Self
    William Burdett-Coutts
    • Self
    Celia Carr
    • Self
    Caroline Chignell
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    George Clooney
    George Clooney
    • Self
    Steve Coogan
    Steve Coogan
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    Alex Dandridge
    • Self
    Rachael Downing
    • Self
    John Fealey
    • Self
    Wayne Forester
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    • (voice)
    Sean Gandini
    • Self
    Julie Grant
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    Jeff Green
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      Referenced in Kevin Pollak's Chat Show: Eddie Izzard (2009)

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    Charts the best stand up of the 21st century.
    If you was to ask me who my favorite stand up comedian was i would find it hard to give you an answer. Among my favorites are Bill Hicks , Richard Prior , Billy Connolly and Lee Evans but if i had to pick a favorite i would have to say Eddie Izzard.

    This is a BBC documentary that charts the life of one of the hardest working men in show business and a fascinating watch it is.

    Eddie tells his own story which includes the death of his mother and his upbringing in boarding school to his relentless and manic obsession with becoming a stand up comedian and actor.

    What i like about this , is that this is that the story is told in his own words. It is intermingled with very old footage of his early work ( and it wasn't very good) to some of his iconic sketches , including my personal favorite , the Fashion full circle gag. Dick head , normal , trendy , Dick head!

    He comes across as being a very intelligent man yet somehow venerable and i don't think there is anyone around at the moment who can hold a light to him.

    Recommended.
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    • Release date
      • October 9, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Albery Theatre, St Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Halyon Films
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      • £250,000 (estimated)
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      1 hour 42 minutes
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      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

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