David Bowie: Five Years

David Bowie: Five Years (2013) is a documentary, music film directed by Francis Whately rated 7.5/10.

Featuring a wealth of previously unseen archive, this film looks at how Bowie continually evolved: from Ziggy Stardust to the Soul Star of Young Americans, to the ‘Thin White Duke’. It explores his regeneration in Berlin with the critically acclaimed album Heroes, his triumph with Scary Monsters and his global success with Let’s Dance. With interviews with all his closest collaborators, David Bowie - Five Years presents a unique account of why Bowie has become an ‘icon of our times’.

Cast

David Bowie

Self (archive footage)

Tony Visconti

Self

Nile Rodgers

Self

Brian Eno

Self

Robert Fripp

Self

Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett

Self (archive footage)

Nicolas Roeg

Self

Candy Clark

Self

Earl Slick

Self

Tilda Swinton

Self (archive footage)