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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.428 |
Directed By
Alan Yentob
Crew
Alan Yentob
Alan Yentob
D. A. Pennebaker
Carol Bell
Alan Yentob
Tony Woollard
David Myers
Michael D. Murphy
Pat Darrin
TOP CAST
David Bowie
Self
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