David Bowie: Five Years
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“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’.
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David Bowie
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Labyrinth
The Prestige
Tony Visconti
Self
Also in
Marc Bolan: The Final Word
David Bowie: The Berlin Briefings
Nile Rodgers
Self
Also in
Chic: Live at the Budokan
Cerrone - Supernature
Brian Eno
Self
Also in
Brian Eno: Imaginary Landscapes
Father Ted
Robert Fripp
Self
Also in
King Crimson: Neal and Jack and Me
King Crimson: Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind
Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory
Andy Warhol's America
Dick Cavett
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Beetlejuice
Nicolas Roeg
Self
Also in
Away We Stay
Michael Powell
Candy Clark
Self
Known for
Q
American Graffiti
Earl Slick
Self
Also in
Bowie: Glastonbury 2000
David Bowie: Live by Request
Tilda Swinton
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Doctor Strange
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Francis Whately Director
First release May 25, 2013 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production BBC Film
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BBC
Production
BBC Film
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 25, 2013
TV · BBC Two
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