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Feature film — 2021

The Velvet Underground (2021)

6.82h 1mDocumentary — Music

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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A high-signal pick with 126 votes.

Motto Pictures / Polygram Entertainment / Verve Label Group / Killer Films / Federal Films

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Director: Todd Haynes

On screen

Cast & crew

Lou Reed as Self (archive footage)

Lou Reed

Self (archive footage)

John Cale as Self

John Cale

Self

Sterling Morrison as Self (archive footage)

Sterling Morrison

Self (archive footage)

Maureen Tucker as Self

Maureen Tucker

Self

Jonas Mekas as Self

Jonas Mekas

Self

Jonathan Richman as Self

Jonathan Richman

Self

John Waters as Self

John Waters

Self

Nico as Self (archive footage)

Nico

Self (archive footage)

David Bowie as Self (voice)

David Bowie

Self (voice)

D

Doug Yule

Self (archive footage)

Danny Fields as Self

Danny Fields

Self

La Monte Young as Self

La Monte Young

Self

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