David Bowie: Finding Fame

David Bowie: Finding Fame (2019)

09/02/2019 (GB)
Documentary, Music
1h 34m

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.

  • Francis WhatelyDirector
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Top Billed Cast

David Bowie

David Bowie

Self (archive footage)

Kristina Amadeus

Self

Hermione Farthingale

Self

Lindsay Kemp

Lindsay Kemp

Self

Tony Visconti

Self

Dana Gillespie

Dana Gillespie

Self

Geoff MacCormak

Self

George Underwood

Self

Mike Vernon

Self

Tony Hatch

Self

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