David Bowie: Five Years
“An intimate portrait of five key years in David Bowie’s career.”
2013•1h 30m•7.5•Released
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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’.
Director
Francis Whately
Languages
English
Studio
BBC
Cast
David Bowie
Self (archive footage)
Tony Visconti
Self
Nile Rodgers
Self
Brian Eno
Self
Robert Fripp
Self
Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)
Dick Cavett
Self (archive footage)
Nicolas Roeg
Self
Candy Clark
Self
Earl Slick
Self
Tilda Swinton
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
BBC
Producer
Francis Whately
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