David Bowie: Five Years
“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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About David Bowie: Five Years
David Bowie: Five Years is a 2013 English-language documentary, music and tv movie film directed by Francis Whately. The cast is led by David Bowie, Tony Visconti, Nile Rodgers. It has a runtime of 1h 30m.
David Bowie: Five Years was produced by BBC and made in United Kingdom. It was released on May 25, 2013.
- Director
- Francis Whately
- Release date
- May 25, 2013
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Production
- BBC
David Bowie: Five Years cast & crew
David Bowie: Five Years was directed by Francis Whately.
The cast features David Bowie as Self (archive footage), Tony Visconti as Self, Nile Rodgers as Self, Brian Eno as Self, Robert Fripp as Self, and Andy Warhol as Self (archive footage).
Behind the camera, it was produced by Francis Whately.
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At 1h 30m, it's an easy, time-light watch.
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Cast of David Bowie: Five Years
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)
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▸How long is David Bowie: Five Years?
David Bowie: Five Years runs 1 hours 30 minutes (90 minutes).
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