David Bowie: Finding Fame

David Bowie: Finding Fame

9/8/2019 1h 34m 6.9/10

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.

Director

Francis Whately

Top Billed Cast

Dana Gillespie

Dana Gillespie

Self

David Bowie

David Bowie

Self (archive footage)

Tony Visconti

Tony Visconti

Self

Lindsay Kemp

Lindsay Kemp

Self

Hermione Farthingale

Self

Kristina Amadeus

Self

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