Film

Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

2023 · 1h 40m · Documentary · Music

Experience the story behind the artwork that defined a generation.

IMDb

7.7

Rotten Tomatoes

92%

Metacritic

76

In 1968, art students Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell made a trippy photo collage for their musician friends Syd, David and Roger. The resulting album and album cover, A Saucerful of Secrets, helped launch two careers: that of Pink Floyd, one of the 70s megabands, and of Hipgnosis, which, over the course of the next 25 years, designed a stream of iconic album covers.

Aubrey Powell

Self

Storm Thorgerson

Self (archive footage)

Noel Gallagher

Self

David Gilmour

Self

Roger Waters

Self

Paul McCartney

Self

Nick Mason

Self

Robert Plant

Self

Jimmy Page

Self

Peter Gabriel

Self

Graham Gouldman

Self

Peter Saville

Self

Glen Matlock

Self

Humphrey Ocean

Self

Roger Dean

Self

• Anton CorbijnDirector
• Trish D ChettyWriter · Producer
• Thorsten SchumacherProducer
• Ged DohertyProducer
• Colin FirthProducer
• Andrew HulmeEditor

Official UK TrailerOfficial Red Band Trailer

Release date

June 7, 2023

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

15

Genres

Documentary, Music

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