David Bowie: The Last Five Years
7.5
In the last five years of his life, David Bowie ended nearly a decade of silence to engage in an extraordinary burst of activity, producing two groundbreaking albums and a musical. David Bowie: The Last Five Years explores this unexpected end to a remarkable career. Made with remarkable access, Francis Whately’s documentary is a revelatory follow-up to his acclaimed 2013 documentary David Bowie: Five Years, which chronicled Bowie’s golden ‘70s and early-‘80s period.
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Cast
9 people
David Bowie
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Labyrinth
The Prestige
Michael C. Hall
Self
Known for
Dexter
Six Feet Under
Toni Basil
Self
Known for
Five Easy Pieces
The Last Movie
Tony Visconti
Self
Also in
Marc Bolan: The Final Word
David Bowie: The Berlin Briefings
Gail Ann Dorsey
Self
Also in
Bowie: Glastonbury 2000
David Bowie: Live by Request
Donny McCaslin
Self
Also in
Jazzbaltica Ensemble - Special Guest Dave Douglas Jazz Baltica
Donny McCaslin & Ishkero @ Jazz sous les Pommiers 2025
Geoff MacCormack
Self
Maria Schneider
Self
Robert Fox
Self
Francis Whately Director · Louis Caulfield Cinematographer Richard Numeroff Cinematographer
United States release January 8, 2018 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC Film
Production · Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 7, 2017
TV · BBC Two
United States · January 8, 2018
TV · HBO
Brazil
March 11, 2020 · TV · canal Film & Arts
France
January 13, 2017 · TV · Arte
Germany
January 13, 2017 · TV · Arte
Spain
January 10, 2017 · TV
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