Film
The Velvet Underground
2021 · 2h 1m · Documentary · Music
- IMDb
- 7.3
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 98%
- Metacritic
- 87
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Overview
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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Cast
Lou Reed
Self (archive footage)
John Cale
Self
Sterling Morrison
Self (archive footage)
Maureen Tucker
Self
Jonas Mekas
Self
Jonathan Richman
Self
John Waters
Self
Nico
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie
Self (voice)
Doug Yule
Self (archive footage)
Danny Fields
Self
La Monte Young
Self
Amy Taubin
Self
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
Mary Woronov
Self
Marian Zazeela
Self
Crew
- Todd HaynesWriter · Director · Producer
- Carolyn HepburnProducer
- Christine VachonProducer
- Julie GoldmanProducer
- Christopher ClementsProducer
- David BlackmanProducer
- Danny BennettExecutive Producer
- Pamela KofflerExecutive Producer
- John SlossExecutive Producer
- Michele AnthonyExecutive Producer
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 15, 2021
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Rated
- R
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
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