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Quick Info

Rating

6.3/10

Release2013

Runtime1h 41m

StatusReleased

Budget$5,000,000

Revenue$40,400

Production

Rampart Films

Unclaimed Freight Productions

Movie

CBGB

2013

1h 41m

6.3

Drama

Music

Synopsis

A look at New York's dynamic punk rock scene through the lens of the ground-breaking Lower East Side club started by eccentric Hilly Kristal in 1973 which launched thousands of bands.

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