David Bowie: Five Years (2013)
An intimate portrait of five key years in David Bowie’s career.
60 min
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’.
- Release date
- May 25, 2013
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
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Trailer
Cast
- David Bowie as Self (archive footage)
- Tony Visconti as Self
- Nile Rodgers as Self
- Brian Eno as Self
- Robert Fripp as Self
- Andy Warhol as Self (archive footage)
- Dick Cavett as Self (archive footage)
- Nicolas Roeg as Self
- Candy Clark as Self
- Tilda Swinton as Self (archive footage)
- 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
Crew
- David Bowie · Archive footage
- Mick Ronson · Archive footage
- Angie Bowie · Archive footage
- Francis Whately · Director
- Francis Whately · Producer
- Richard Numeroff · Cinematographer
- Ged Murphy · Editor