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7.6The 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.
Cast
- David Bowie as Self
Themes
- glam rock
- singer-songwriter
- art rock
- actor
- english musician
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- rockumentary
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Alan Yentob
- Composer
- David Bowie
- Duration
- 53
- FilmAffinity ID
- 820152
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- publication date
- 1975-01-26
- title
- Cracked Actor
- original broadcaster
- BBC Two
- start time
- 1975-01-26
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Cracked Actor è un film documentario del 1974 sulla vita in tournée della rockstar britannica David Bowie diretto da per la BBC, andato in onda sul canale BBC2 il 26 gennaio 1975. All'epoca delle riprese, Bowie stava attraversando un periodo di forte dipendenza dalla cocaina e il documentario è diventato celebre come testimonianza del fragile stato mentale dell'artista in quel periodo. Ad oggi il documentario non è mai stato distribuito in formato home video, anche se ne circolano da anni copie video bootleg.
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