Wish you were there: Never-before-seen photos from filming of Pink Floyd's The Wall unveiled to mark 30th anniversary




It's been 30 years since the big-screen version of Pink Floyd's classic album The Wall hit cinemas - and now previously unseen photos from behind the scenes of the production have been put on show to celebrate the milestone.



The pictures will thrill music fans with their exclusive look at the making of the 1982 film, which was directed by Alan Parker and featured 15 minutes of animation drawn by renowned political illustrator Gerald Scarfe.

The film starred a young Bob Geldof in his Boomtown Rats heyday as Pink, a musician in the midst of a breakdown.

The black and white shots, taken by the production's stills photographer David Appleby, were discovered in a store room at Pinewood Film Studios.



Sir Bob Geldof waits patiently as a crew member shaves his eyebrow in preparation for his role as rock star Pink

Alan Parker looks deep in thought as he directs a young Bob Geldof on the set of Pink Floyd's The Wall

Director Alan Parker chats with production designer Brian Morris and cartoonist Gerald Scarfe in a meeting room at Pinewood Studios A shady Bob Hoskins plays up to his role as the rock and roll manager Sir Bob is shown being filmed against a wall while stripped to the waist and having his eyebrow shaved by one of the makeup team in preparation for a scene.

Another shot shows Pink Floyd front man Roger Waters with former Coronation Street actress Christine Hargreaves, who played Pink's mother. The pictures also capture the filming of war scenes in Devon, involving local people as extras. RELATED ARTICLES Previous

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Next Another (gold) brick in the wall: Pink Floyd's Roger Waters... From punk and reggae to Britpop and beyond: Exhibition of... Share this article Share Bringing the classic rock album to life on film was often a fraught experience, with director Parker later describing the production as 'one of the most miserable experiences' of his working life in a commemorative book.

The exclusive pictures are on display at London's Blackall Studios until Wednesday July 18 before the exhibition reopens at the Photographer's Lounge in Swanage, Dorset on August 3.

Sir Bob looks into the camera while actors playing skinheads strike a pose

Cameraman John Stanier has a half-naked Bob Geldof up against a wall during the film's shooting

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, Christine Hargreaves and Kevin Mckeon who played the young Pink are caught on camera by the film's stills photographer David Appleby

Locals in Devon joined the cast as extras for the filming of war scenes

A cameraman prepares to film trench scenes on location in Devon

The film's director Alan Parker and leading man Geldof are depicted in silhouette in this previously-unseen image

Left, a leather-clad Bob Geldof poses in front of a banner for photographer David Appleby; right, the dummy used in the film to depict troubled musician Pink's father



The candid shots show the aftermath of the film's riot scenes



