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Penelope Spheeris' The Decline Of Western Civilization is a riveting, unflinching and hardcore film which adeptly captures the spirit of a major cultural phenomenon. Breaking down barriers of expression and social mores, the Decline punks were against everything: they gave birth to an anti-establishment view of the world that permeates today's music, politics, social attitudes, styles and trends. The film includes performances by X, Circle Jerks, Black Flag, Fear, Catholic Discipline, Germs and Alice Bag Band.

1981 · 1h 40m

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The Decline of Western Civilization

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Penelope Spheeris' The Decline Of Western Civilization is a riveting, unflinching and hardcore film which adeptly captures the spirit of a major cultural phenomenon. Breaking down barriers of expression and social mores, the Decline punks were against everything: they gave birth to an anti-establishment view of the world that permeates today's music, politics, social attitudes, styles and trends. The film includes performances by X, Circle Jerks, Black Flag, Fear, Catholic Discipline, Germs and Alice Bag Band.

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Average 8.2
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Studio
Second Sight Films Ltd
Released
1981
Run Time
1 hr 40 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 1980 Speeris Films Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.