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Experience the story behind the artwork that defined a generation. - Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
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Title: Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

Release Date: 7 Jun 2023

Runtime: 1h 40m

Genre: Documentary, Music

Director: RocketScience

Production Companies: RocketScience

Overview: In 1968, art students Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell made a trippy photo collage for their musician friends Syd, David and Roger. The resulting album and album cover, A Saucerful of Secrets, helped launch two careers: that of Pink Floyd, one of the 70s megabands, and of Hipgnosis, which, over the course of the next 25 years, designed a stream of iconic album covers.

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Average Vote: 7.5 (28 votes)

Cast

  • Self: Aubrey Powell
  • Self (archive footage): Storm Thorgerson
  • Self: Noel Gallagher
  • Self: David Gilmour
  • Self: Roger Waters
  • Self: Paul McCartney
  • Self: Nick Mason
  • Self: Robert Plant
  • Self: Jimmy Page
  • Self: Peter Gabriel
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