

The Commodore Story
2018-02-23 · 120 min · ★ 6.5
The story of the Commodore PET, VIC-20, C64 and Amiga from engineers, games developers and how Commodore influenced the first 8-bit generation users.
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- Directors
- Steven Fletcher
- Production companies
- WavemStudios
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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Dave HaynieSelfTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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