David Bowie: Five Years

Francis Whately
2013-05-25

An intimate portrait of five key years in David Bowie’s career.
7.5
90 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’.

Cast

Name Character Team
David Bowie Self (archive footage) Unowned
Tony Visconti Self Unowned
Nile Rodgers Self Unowned
Brian Eno Self Unowned
Robert Fripp Self Unowned
Andy Warhol Self (archive footage) Unowned
Dick Cavett Self (archive footage) Unowned
Nicolas Roeg Self Unowned
Candy Clark Self Unowned
Earl Slick Self Unowned
Tilda Swinton Self (archive footage) The Free Refills