The Velvet Underground
Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.
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Cast
24 people
Lou Reed
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
Rock & Rule
John Cale
Self
Known for
Gimme Danger
Sterling Morrison
Self (archive footage)
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Nico Icon
Andy Warhol's America
Maureen Tucker
Self
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Moe Gets Tied Up
Andy Warhol's America
Jonas Mekas
Self
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Step Across the Border
Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)
Jonathan Richman
Self
Also in
There's Something About Mary
Kingpin
John Waters
Self
Known for
Seed of Chucky
Excision
Nico
Self (archive footage)
Also in
The Inner Scar
Strip-Tease
David Bowie
Self (voice)
Known for
Labyrinth
The Prestige
Doug Yule
Self (archive footage)
Danny Fields
Self
Also in
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory
The Songpoet
La Monte Young
Self
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The Soap Opera
Todd Haynes Director · Edward Lachman Cinematographer Affonso Gonçalves Editor
United States release October 15, 2021 · Produced in United States · Production Polygram Entertainment, Verve Label Group
Production
Motto Pictures
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Polygram Entertainment
Production
Verve Label Group
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Killer Films
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Federal Films
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · July 7, 2021
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · October 14, 2021
Digital · Apple TV+
United States · October 15, 2021
Theatrical
United States
September 3, 2021 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
September 30, 2021 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 3, 2021 · Premiere · Woodstock Film Festival
Argentina
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
Australia
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
Brazil
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
Canada
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
Denmark
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
France
October 12, 2021 · Premiere · Lumière Film Festival
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
Germany
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
India
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
Indonesia
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
Ireland
October 15, 2021 · Theatrical
Italy
October 15, 2021 · Theatrical
Japan
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
Mexico
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
Netherlands
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
New Zealand
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
Philippines
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
Poland
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
Portugal
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
Singapore
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
Spain
September 24, 2021 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
Sweden
October 15, 2021 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 26, 2021 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
United Arab Emirates
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
United Kingdom
October 8, 2021 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
October 15, 2021 · Theatrical
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Apple TV+
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