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Punk Can Take It
First aired on Dec 30, 1979
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Genres: Comedy, War, Documentary, Music

Julien Temple's wartime documentary parody "Punk Can Take It" (1979) - a theatrically released promo for the UK Subs, complete with narration by BBC voice-over veteran John Snagge - paints a glorious picture of England in a punk rock "identity crisis". Punk morale was higher than ever before. Punks were fused together not by fear, but by a surging spirit of revenge, immortality, and the courage never to submit or yield. This proved that punk won't go away and that punks themselves are becoming younger and nastier everyday. They have no time for the precarious thrills of nostalgia nor for its trivial rules.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Julia Binstead |
Edward Tudor-Pole | Ed Tudor Pole
Helen Wellington-Lloyd |
UK Subs | Themselves
John Snagge | Narrator (voice)
Featured Crew
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Julien Temple | Writer
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Julien Temple | Director
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Richard Bedford | Editor
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Gordon McKerrow | Producer
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Corinne Cartier | Producer