▁by ▁Dave ▁Hum ph ries . ▁The ▁film ▁includes ▁supporting ▁roles ▁by ▁Tom ▁Cont i , ▁Alan ▁Lake ▁and ▁Johnny ▁Sh annon . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁band ' s ▁sound track ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁was ▁released ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁charts ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁" Fl ame ", ▁a ▁fict it ious ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁who ▁are ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁a ▁market ing ▁company ▁and ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁top , ▁only ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁at ▁their ▁z en ith . ▁Descri bed ▁as ▁the ▁" C it izen ▁K ane ▁of ▁rock ▁musical s " ▁by ▁BBC ▁film ▁critic ▁Mark ▁K erm ode , ▁the ▁film ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁achieve ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁mixed ▁feelings ▁on ▁its ▁original ▁release . ▁ ▁S lade ▁in ▁Fl ame ▁has ▁been ▁released ▁in ▁V HS ▁and ▁DVD ▁form , ▁and ▁was ▁re - master ed ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁Cin emas cope ▁wide - screen ▁format ▁on ▁DVD ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁set ▁also ▁featured ▁the ▁sound track ▁album . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Sal vo ▁Sound ▁& ▁V ision ▁issued ▁a ▁rep ack aged ▁CD ▁+ ▁DVD ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁and ▁film . ▁ ▁A ▁paper back ▁book ▁was ▁released , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁film , ▁written ▁by ▁John ▁P idge on . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁printing ▁that ▁the