David Bowie: The Last Five Years
2017•G•1h 30m•7.1•Released
MusicDocumentaryTV Movie
In the last five years of his life, David Bowie ended nearly a decade of silence to engage in an extraordinary burst of activity, producing two groundbreaking albums and a musical. David Bowie: The Last Five Years explores this unexpected end to a remarkable career. Made with remarkable access, Francis Whately’s documentary is a revelatory follow-up to his acclaimed 2013 documentary David Bowie: Five Years, which chronicled Bowie’s golden ‘70s and early-‘80s period.
Director
Francis Whately
Writer
Francis Whately
Languages
English
Studio
BBC Film
Cast
David Bowie
Self (archive footage)
Michael C. Hall
Self
Toni Basil
Self
Tony Visconti
Self
Gail Ann Dorsey
Self
Donny McCaslin
Self
Geoff MacCormack
Self
Maria Schneider
Self
Robert Fox
Self
Production
Company
BBC Film
Producer
Francis Whately
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