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We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll is a american film of genre Documentary directed by Penelope Spheeris released in USA on 19 january 2001 with Rob Zombie
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll (2001)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 19 january 2001
Length 1h30
Directed by Penelope Spheeris
OriginUSA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Rating74%
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll is a 2001 documentary by Penelope Spheeris. It was filmed at the 1999 Ozzfest and won an award for "Most Popular Documentary" at the 2001 Melbourne International Film Festival. Legal issues delayed the release. The documentary received mixed reviews.
^ WE SOLD OUR SOULS FOR ROCK 'N ROLL, by Ed Kelleher
^ Awards of We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll at IMDb
^ 2001 CUFF: We Sold Our Souls For Rock ‘n’ Roll
^ We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n' Roll, The Chicago Reader
^ WE SOLD OUR SOULS FOR ROCK N' ROLL, by Ron Wells
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Rob Zombie
(Self)
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