Arena: Dire Straits

Name: Arena: Dire Straits
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: 1980-12-22
Duration: 58 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Mark Knopfler, David Knopfler, John Illsley, Pick Withers, Hal Lindes

Release: 1980-12-22 ·Runtime: 58m ·★ 8.0

Music Documentary

Arena cameras were on hand to film the return of Dire Straits from their triumphant 1980 Brothers in Arms world tour. The film features a superb concert they played at The Rainbow, and band members talk about their music and the pressures and the consequences of success.

Production Companies

BBC

BBC Arena

Cast

Mark Knopfler as Self

John Illsley as Self

Pick Withers as Self

Hal Lindes as Self

Crew

Alan Yentob Producer