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Feature film — 2013

David Bowie: Five Years (2013)

7.51h 30mDocumentary — Music — TV Movie

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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Director: Francis Whately

On screen

Cast & crew

David Bowie as Self (archive footage)

David Bowie

Self (archive footage)

Tony Visconti as Self

Tony Visconti

Self

Nile Rodgers as Self

Nile Rodgers

Self

Brian Eno as Self

Brian Eno

Self

Robert Fripp as Self

Robert Fripp

Self

Andy Warhol as Self (archive footage)

Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett as Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett

Self (archive footage)

Nicolas Roeg as Self

Nicolas Roeg

Self

Candy Clark as Self

Candy Clark

Self

Earl Slick as Self

Earl Slick

Self

Tilda Swinton as Self (archive footage)

Tilda Swinton

Self (archive footage)

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