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Control

  • 2007
  • R
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Sam Riley in Control (2007)
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A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.

  • Director
    • Anton Corbijn
  • Writers
    • Deborah Curtis
    • Matt Greenhalgh
  • Stars
    • Sam Riley
    • Samantha Morton
    • Craig Parkinson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    72K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,838
    901
    • Director
      • Anton Corbijn
    • Writers
      • Deborah Curtis
      • Matt Greenhalgh
    • Stars
      • Sam Riley
      • Samantha Morton
      • Craig Parkinson
    • 188User reviews
    • 181Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 31 wins & 36 nominations total

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    Control
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    Control: Swear Words
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    Top Cast38

    Sam Riley
    Sam Riley
    • Ian Curtis
    Samantha Morton
    Samantha Morton
    • Debbie Curtis
    Craig Parkinson
    Craig Parkinson
    • Tony Wilson
    Alexandra Maria Lara
    Alexandra Maria Lara
    • Annik Honore
    Joe Anderson
    Joe Anderson
    • Peter Hook aka Hooky
    James Anthony Pearson
    James Anthony Pearson
    • Bernard Sumner
    Harry Treadaway
    Harry Treadaway
    • Steve Morris
    Toby Kebbell
    Toby Kebbell
    • Rob Gretton
    Andrew Sheridan
    Andrew Sheridan
    • Terry
    Robert Shelly
    • Twinny
    Richard Bremmer
    Richard Bremmer
    • Ian's Father
    Tanya Myers
    • Ian's Mother
    Martha Myers Lowe
    • Ian's Sister
    • (as Martha Myers-Lowe)
    Matthew McNulty
    Matthew McNulty
    • Nick
    David Whittington
    • Chemistry Teacher
    Margaret Jackman
    Margaret Jackman
    • Mrs. Brady
    Mary Jo Randle
    Mary Jo Randle
    • Debbie's Mother
    • (as Mary-Jo Randle)
    Ben Naylor
    • Martin Hannett
    • Director
      • Anton Corbijn
    • Writers
      • Deborah Curtis
      • Matt Greenhalgh
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Music

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The actors playing Joy Division learned how to play the songs themselves and the scenes where they're playing live is not from tape.
    • Goofs
      Joy Division is shown performing "Transmission" on Tony Wilson's television show in September 1978, but in reality, they performed "Shadowplay". The performance that is represented in this scene actually took place a year later in September 1979 on the BBC2 program "Something Else", when they performed "Transmission" (a performance which was used as the music video for the song) and "She's Lost Control".
    • Quotes
      • Ian Curtis: Existence. Well, what does it matter? I exist on the best terms I can. The past is now part of my future. The present is well out of hand.
    • Crazy credits
      SPOILER: Epilogue:  "Ian Curtis died May 18, 1980. He was 23 years old."
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: American Gangster/Music Within/Before the Devil Knows You're Dead/Dan in Real Life/Control (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Drive-In Saturday
      (David Bowie)
      Published by kind permission of Tintoretto Music/RZO Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd/Chrysalis Music Ltd © 1973
      Performed by David Bowie
      Courtesy of RZO Music

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    • Why was Tony Nuttall's name (from the book) changed to Nick Jackson for the film?

    Details

    • Release date
      • October 5, 2007 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Контроль
    • Filming locations
      • Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Becker Films
      • CINV
      • Claraflora
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • €4,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $872,252
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $27,674
      • Oct 14, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,159,996
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 2m(122 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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