Filmed in 1974, and featuring the only known footage of the diamond dogs tour. I originally created this video exclusively and only for the diamond dogs channel on youtube. David bowie alan yentobs cracked actor film is forty. However, whereas cracked actor was made for television by the bbcs omnibus strand, ricochet was made for commercial release to the home. David bowie news celebrating the genius of david bowie. I have been obsessed with this film ever since i first saw it in january 1975 and 2 years ago was lucky enough to attend a screening of cracked actor on the big screen at picture house central here in london. In celebration of cracked actor, the live release from david bowies. Cracked actor a film about david bowie full documentary. Bbc documentary showing david bowie looking back on his ziggy stardust character during his diamond dogs tour. David bowie probably doesnt want you to see this film. It was kind of a holy grail for bowie nuts and over the years ive owned a vhs bootleg that was barely watchable, a dvd that was a slight improvement over that, and then i taped it off the air when bbc america aired it about ten years ago. Absolutely cracked actor outtakes and the missing extra concert footage from those shows. Cracked actor has become one of the classic documentaries in all of rock n roll and has had a lasting influence on generations of bowie fans.
It was first shown on bbc1 on 26 january 1975 it was filmed in 1974 when bowie was struggling with cocaine addiction, and the documentary has become notorious for showing his mental state during this period. Bowie vaults open as two unreleased albums hit shops for. David bowie cracked actor documentary full length part 1 of 4. David bowie cracked actor documentary full length youtube. A film about david bowie bbc 1975 video of the day. After the bbcs omnibus produced cracked actor 1975, and the selfproduced. David bowie cracked actor documentary, hd, part 2 youtube. Jan 11, 2016 i think one of the stranger moments in the history of documentary filmmakingif not filmmaking generallyis from a 1974 bbc documentary called cracked actor. Ricochet is a 1984 documentary film about the musician david bowie. Alan yentobs cracked actor film is 45 today david bowie. Cracked actor captured david bowie at a fragile stage in his life. David bowie documentary cracked actor video dailymotion.
Alan yentobs cracked actor film is forty today im just the space cadet. David bowie cracked actor a film about david bowie discogs. In 1975 maakt bowie, op het dieptepunt van zijn verslaving, een grote artistieke ontwikkeling door. After catching cracked actor on tv, director nicolas roeg knew hed found the lead for. Performing over 70 concerts and taking 6 months, bowie and his band stepped on stage each even.
Mark wardels cracked actor book the biography of a documentary. In 1974, the bbcs alan yentob produced cracked actor, a documentary following bowies us tour in support of the diamond dogs lp, the last of his three glam rock albums. He also appeared frequently in documentaries about other musicians. Made with bowies full consent and participation, it was the second of such documentary productions following cracked actor from 1975. Made with bowie s full consent and participation, it was the second of such documentary productions following cracked actor from 1975. About cracked actor this track, taken from the album aladdin sane is about an aging movie stars sexual encounter with a prostitute. Forty years later its almost impossible to calculate just how important that screening was to bowie starved fans in the uk. Alan yentobs cracked actor film is forty today david bowie. Use british english cracked actor is a 53minutelong bbc television documentary film about the rock star david bowie. Complete, full version of the documentary that was never released commercially. Cracked actor dvd 1975 david bowie documenary on dvd. Earl slicks solos on david live are, overall, stronger, tighter, and more searing, though he has some great moments on ca as well.
Oct, 2010 the documentary turned out to be an audition tape of sorts for bowies first and richest feature film. Jan 26, 2015 around this time on the evening of sunday 26th january 1975, bowie fans were readying themselves for the 10. In 1974, david bowie embarked on an extensive tour of america. Filmed in 1974, and featuring the only known footage of the. Pennebakers concert film ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars, which had been shot at londons. David bowie cracked actor a film about david bowie. This highly acclaimed 54minute documentary film entitled cracked actor a film about david bowie was first broadcast on 26th january 1975 as part of bbctvs omnibus series. The film follows bowie during the diamond dogs tour of 1974. David bowie cracked actor documentary full length part 1.
Cracked actor is a 1975 television documentary film about the musician david bowie, made by alan yentob for the bbcs omnibus strand. A candid, haunting and ultrarare documentary portrait shot during. At the time he was struggling with cocaine addiction and the documentary has become notorious for showing bowie s fragile mental state during this period. At the time he was a cocaine addict and the documentary has become notorious for showing bowie s fragile mental state during this period. Cracked actor is a 53minutelong bbc television documentary film about the pop star david bowie. David bowie cracked actor tourfilm 1974 dvd discogs. I think one of the stranger moments in the history of documentary filmmakingif not filmmaking. Sep 10, 20 5 quite a few film stills taken from this program were exclusively utilized on the cover of david bowie s albums, david live, station to station, low, as well as the anniversary booklet included in the young americans cd.
Bbc documentary showing david bowie looking back on his ziggy stardust character during his diamond dogs. His relationship with his wife, angie, was beginning to falter, there was business problems looming, and he was addicted to cocaine, which caused severe physical debilitation, paranoia and emotional problems. David bowie cracked actor 2015, ntsc code free, bluray. It was filmed in 1974 when bowie was struggling with cocaine addiction, and the documentary has become. However, whereas cracked actor was made for television by the bbcs omnibus strand, ricochet was made for commercial release to the home video market the documentary was filmed in the far. Cracked actor culture wikia fandom powered by wikia.
Bbc a film by bowie cracked actor 1975 addeddate 20171107 15. Cracked actor is a 1974 bbc television documentary film about david bowie that first aired in january of 1975. Jun 27, 2012 in 1974, david bowie embarked on an extensive tour of america. Please read entire description i really needed to free up some hard disk drive space on my computer, so im uploading all my david bowie video. Bowie s overall vocal performance on cracked actor sounds much more forced and showy. The quietus film film features cracked actor hooked. Filmed during bowies legendary diamond dogs tour in 1974, alan yentobs film revealed a man on. Cracked actor a film about david bowie comic book and. David bowie cracked actor documentary full length part 4. The late english musician and actor david bowie 19472016 held leading. Jun 29, 2017 the 1975 bbc documentary cracked actor captured david bowie at his lowest point, hollowed out so exquisitely by drugs that you wince to look. Riding a limo through the california desert, he mouths. Jul 20, 2011 david bowie cracked actor documentary full length part 4 of 4 duration. Produced by bowie and mixed by tony visconti, it was recorded on the diamond dogs tour in september 1974, some material from which appeared in the bbc documentary cracked actor.
Alan yentob looks back at his legendary 1975 documentary, cracked actor. A film about david bowie is a 1975 television documentary film about the musician david bowie, made by alan yentob for the bbcs omnibus strand. Notoriously, yentobs expectations of a colourful romp through the glam subculture were confounded, and the film became a disturbing snapshot of bowies rapid descent. On cracked actor you basically hear the cowbell and thats it. After the bbcs omnibus produced cracked actor 1975, and the selfproduced ricochet 1984 and black tie white noise 1993, the film is the fourth official music documentary sanctioned by david bowie. Hes done a good job of making a great deal of archival material legitimately available even his infamously twitchy, sniffy 1974 interview with dick cavett but cracked actor, broadcast the following year as part of the bbcs omnibus. With the documentary david bowie is hitting theaters, we round up his work as a terrific screen actor, in films like the prestige and the.
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