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Becoming Led Zeppelin

Becoming Led Zeppelin

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20257.42h 2m

Overview

The individual journeys of the four members of the band, as they move through the music scene of the 1960s, playing small clubs throughout Britain and performing some of the biggest hits of the era, until their meeting in the summer of 1968 for a rehearsal that changes their lives forever.

Directed by Bernard MacMahon
Written by Bernard MacMahon, Allison McGourty
Produced by Allison McGourty
Box Office0Revenue: $14.7M

Top Cast

Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page

Self

John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

Self

Robert Plant

Robert Plant

Self

John Bonham

John Bonham

Self (Archive Footage)

Jeff Beck

Jeff Beck

P

Peter Grant

Themes & Keywords

1970srock bandarchive footage1960sold footagemusic documentaryfamous songconcert footagebiographicalrock band startup

About Becoming Led Zeppelin

Becoming Led Zeppelin is a documentary, music film released in 2025 exploring themes of 1970s, rock band, archive footage, 1960s, old footage, music documentary. Directed by Bernard MacMahon, it stars Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant. The individual journeys of the four members of the band, as they move through the music scene of the 1960s, playing small clubs throughout Britain and performing some of the biggest hits of the era, until their meeting in the summer of 1968 for a rehearsal that changes their lives forever.

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