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Style Wars is a american film of genre Documentary released in USA on 1 january 1983 with Irene Cara

Style Wars (1983)

Style Wars
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Released in USA 1 january 1983
Length 1h10
OriginUSA
Genres Documentary,    Musical
Rating79% 3.9909253.9909253.9909253.9909253.990925

Style Wars is a 1983 documentary on hip hop culture, directed by Tony Silver and produced in collaboration with Henry Chalfant. The film has an emphasis on graffiti, although bboying and rapping are covered to a lesser extent. The film was originally aired on PBS television in 1983, and was subsequently shown in several film festivals to much acclaim, including the Vancouver Film Festival. It also won the Grand Jury Prize: Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Irene Cara

(Self)Gene Anthony Ray

(Self)
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