Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Overview
Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $9,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $4,300,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.9 |
Directed By
Todd Haynes
Crew
Carter Burwell
Maryse Alberti
Sandy Powell
James Lyons
Todd Haynes
Susie Figgis
Paul P. Soucek
Clare Spragge
David Novack
Eric Person
Peter Swords King
Amy Beth Silver
Eliza Paley
Kitty Veevers
Peter Lindsay
Michael W. Mitchell
Craig Wedren
Daniel Falcone
James Lyons
June McDonald
Randall Poster
Todd Haynes
Todd Haynes
Annette Kudrak
Todd Kasow
Christopher Hobbs
Marlene McCarty
Christine Vachon
Michael Stipe
Harvey Weinstein
Scott Meek
Sandy Stern
William Tyrer
Christopher Ball
Bob Weinstein
Andrew Munro
Olivia Stewart
Dan Korintus
Simon Finney
Myron Kerstein
TOP CAST
Ewan McGregor
Curt Wild
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Brian Slade
Toni Collette
Mandy Slade
Christian Bale
Arthur Stuart
Eddie Izzard
Jerry Devine
Emily Woof
Shannon
Michael Feast
Cecil
Janet McTeer
Female Narrator (voice)
Mairead McKinley
Wilde Housemaid
Luke Morgan Oliver
Oscar Wilde (8)
Osheen Jones
Jack Fairy (7)
Micko Westmoreland
Jack Fairy
Damian Suchet
BBC Reporter
Danny Nutt
Kissing Sailor
Wash Westmoreland
Young Man
Don Fellows
Lou
Ganiat Kasumu
Mary
Ray Shell
Murray
Alastair Cumming
Tommy Stone
Zoe Boyce
Girl on Subway
Jim Whelan
Mr. Stuart
Sylvia Grant
Mrs. Stuart
Tim Hans
Manchester Teacher
Ryan Pope
Arthur's Brother
Stuart Callaghan
Boy in Record Shop 1
James Francis
Boy in Record Shop 2
Callum Hamilton
Brian Slade (7)
Lindsay Kemp
Pantomime Dame
Carlos Miranda
Pianist
Emma Handy
Mod Girlfriend
Matthew Glamour
Mimosa
Daniel Adams
Curt Wild (13)
Bryan Torfeh
Bartender
Joseph Beattie
Cooper
Sarah Cawood
Angel
David Hoyle
Freddi
Winston Austin
Micky
Ivan Cartwright
Cecil's Friend 1
Peter Swords King
Cecil's Friend 2
Justin Salinger
Rodney
Roger Alborough
Middle Age Man
Peter Bradley Jr.
30's Style Singer
Jonathan Cullen
Reporter 1
William Key
Reporter 2
Vincent Marzello
US Reporter 1
Corey Skaggs
US Reporter 2
Nathan Osgood
US Reporter 3
Nadia Williams
Teenage Girl
Brian Molko
Malcolm
Antony Langdon
Ray
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