Cracked Actor (1975)
- Original title
- David Bowie: Cracked Actor
- Directed by
- Alan Yentob
- Genre
- documentary film, rockumentary
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 53 min
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a behind-the-scenes documentary about musician David Bowie filmed in 1974. It captures him during a difficult time with cocaine addiction and shows his fragile mental state.
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What happens
Cracked Actor (also known as Cracked Actor: A Film About David Bowie and Cracked Actor: David Bowie) is a 1975 television documentary film about the musician David Bowie, made by Alan Yentob for the BBC's Omnibus strand. 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 notable for showing his mental state during this period. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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