
Film
David Bowie: Finding Fame
2019 · 1h 34m · Documentary · Music
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- 7.2
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Overview
Coming 50 years after the release of Space Oddity, the 90-minute film explores the Bowie before Ziggy Stardust, following the period from 1966 when he changed his name from David Jones to Bowie. It includes footage from the BBC Archives including footage of a BBC audition in 1965 of David Bowie and the Lower Third, which included a performance of Chim-Chim-Cheree and Baby That's A Promise.
Where to watch
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Cast

David Bowie
Self (archive footage)
Kristina Amadeus
Self
Hermione Farthingale
Self

Lindsay Kemp
Self

Tony Visconti
Self

Dana Gillespie
Self
Geoff MacCormak
Self
George Underwood
Self
Mike Vernon
Self
Tony Hatch
Self
Phil Lancaster
Self

Rick Wakeman
Self

Russell Harty
Self (archive footage)

Gus Dudgeon
Self (archive footage)

Mick Woodmansey
Self
Crew
- Francis WhatelyDirector · Producer
- Paul WilliamsProducer
- Phil DollingExecutive Producer
- Kim Tae HakEditor
- Ged MurphyEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 9, 2019
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
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