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David Bowie: Finding Fame

  • TV Movie
  • 20192019
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 31m
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7.3/10
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David Bowie in David Bowie: Finding Fame (2019)
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Documentary following five years of Bowie's early career, from the late 1960s through to the on-stage death of Ziggy Stardust in 1973 and features never seen before archive interviews with s... Read allDocumentary following five years of Bowie's early career, from the late 1960s through to the on-stage death of Ziggy Stardust in 1973 and features never seen before archive interviews with some of Bowie's earliest collaborators.Documentary following five years of Bowie's early career, from the late 1960s through to the on-stage death of Ziggy Stardust in 1973 and features never seen before archive interviews with some of Bowie's earliest collaborators.
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799
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POPULARITY
40,399
2,420
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    • Director
      • Francis Whately
    • Stars
      • David Bowie(archive footage)
      • Phil Lancaster
      • Denis Taylor
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    • Director
      • Francis Whately
    • Stars
      • David Bowie(archive footage)
      • Phil Lancaster
      • Denis Taylor
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    • 11User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    David Bowie
    David Bowie
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Phil Lancaster
    • Self
    Denis Taylor
    • Self
    Tony Hatch
    • Self
    Geoff MacCormack
    • Self
    • (as Geoff MacGormack)
    George Underwood
    • Self
    John 'Hutch' Hutchinson
    • Self
    • (as John Hutchinson)
    Dana Gillespie
    Dana Gillespie
    • Self
    Mark Plati
    • Self
    Earl Slick
    Earl Slick
    • Self
    Gail Ann Dorsey
    • Self
    Del Roll
    • Self
    Butch Davis
    • Self
    Kenneth Pitt
    • Self - David Bowie's manager (1967-1970)
    • (archive footage)
    Gus Dudgeon
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Carlos Alomar
    • Self
    Mike Vernon
    • Self
    Kristina Amadeus
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      • Francis Whately
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    • Trivia
      The Stylophone and Mellotron were new and fundamental musical instruments in Space Oddity.
    • Quotes

      David Bowie: I never asked Jesus for a thing. No. It was always on my own initiative.

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      Features 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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    8/10
    Very enjoyable documentary about a legend
    Quite interesting and heartwarming! I didn't know so much of a lot stuff they talk about which is great and inspirational. I don't know why something like this would get hate, it is very intriguing. Glad this is available on showtime, it's not as bad as some say.
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    • Nov 18, 2019

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 2019 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • SHOWTIME
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • David Bowie: The First Five Years
    • Production companies
      • BBC Music
      • BBC Studios
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      1 hour 31 minutes
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      • Color

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