David Bowie: Five Years
2013, Film, 60 min, Biography, Documentary, Music, English, 0, MoviePedia score 70
An intimate portrait of five key years in David Bowie’s career.
Featuring a wealth of previously unseen archive, this film looks at how Bowie continually evolved: from Ziggy Stardust to the Soul Star of Young Americans, to the ‘Thin White Duke’. It explores his regeneration in Berlin with the critically acclaimed album Heroes, his triumph with Scary Monsters and his global success with Let’s Dance. With interviews with all his closest collaborators, David Bowie - Five Years presents a unique account of why Bowie has become an ‘icon of our times’.
Directed by Francis Whately
Cast
- Rick Wakeman as Self
- John Harris as Self - journalist, author
- Ken Scott as Self - co-producer 'Hunky Dory'
- Charles Shaar Murray as Self - music journalist
- Trevor Bolder as Self
- Camille Paglia as Self - social critic, author
- Ava Cherry as Self - back-up singer
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