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’.

David Bowie: Five Years (2013)

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

★ 7.5/10 May 25, 2013 90 min

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Director: Francis Whately

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

Cast

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)