A documentary covering five of the most important years of the influential rock star David Bowie's career.
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Title: David Bowie: Five Years (2013)
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| David Bowie | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Rick Wakeman | ... | Self | |
| John Harris | ... | Self - journalist, author | |
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Ken Scott | ... | Self - co-producer 'Hunky Dory' |
| Mick Ronson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Charles Shaar Murray | ... | Self - music journalist |
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Trevor Bolder | ... | Self |
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Angie Bowie | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Angela Bowie) |
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Camille Paglia | ... | Self - social critic, author |
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Ava Cherry | ... | Self - back-up singer |
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Carlos Alomar | ... | Self |
| Luther Vandross | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Nelson George | ... | Self - culture critic | |
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Robin Clark | ... | Self - back-up singer |
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Geoff MacGormack | ... | Self - David Bowie's childhood friend, back-up singer |
A documentary covering five of the most important years of the influential rock star David Bowie's career.
First of all I wanted to mention one thing -- during one scene, a sort of a cappella version of "Starman" is part of the soundtrack. If somebody knows where I can find a copy of that beautiful remix, I would be most grateful! Still I almost doubt it was ever done to completion.... I hope I'm wrong because it is truly sublime.
I enjoyed watching this mainly for the clips of David Bowie himself, as tends to be the case. I wasn't thrilled by the omission of certain eras, but the media tends to focus most heavily on the Ziggy Stardust stuff anyway. I thought the production quality was really fine, and I enjoyed the relatively quick summary of his career. Really a great thing for an introduction to him as an artist, but not a whole lot of new information for anyone who has seen video clips online, read about him, and pieced together the personal history from their own "research."