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David Bowie: Cracked Actor

1975

Overview

The documentary depicts Bowie on tour in Los Angeles, using a mixture of vérité sequences filmed in limousines and hotels, and concert footage. Most of the concert footage was taken from a show at the Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre on 2 September 1974 (Also featured are excerpts from D.A. Pennebaker's concert film shot at London's Hammersmith Odeon on 3 July 1973). Cracked Actor is notable for being a source for footage of Bowie's ambitious Diamond Dogs tour, and also for showing Bowie's fragile mental state during this period.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
January 26, 1975
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC
Director
Alan Yentob
Producer
Alan Yentob
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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