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

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)

Trailer

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