CRACKED ACTOR - A Film about David Bowie (PART 1)

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In 1974, David Bowie embarked on an extensive tour of America. Performing over 70 concerts and taking 6 months, Bowie and his band stepped on stage each evening to deliver a highly tuned and finely timed performance that was the Diamond Dogs show. It included some of the most spectacular and expensive stage effects and scenery ever seen, even by today's standards. In September of the same year, a BBC television film crew was invited to follow David Bowie mid-tour in and around Los Angeles during his week-long stay there, as part of the DIAMOND DOGS/PHILLY DOGS tour. This highly acclaimed 55-minute documentary film, entitled 'Cracked Actor' was first broadcast on 26th January 1975 as part of BBC-TV's Omnibus series. It features interviews with Bowie, together with rare live concert footage of the Diamond Dogs show (which includes the breathtaking theatrical stage scenery and special effects!) filmed on 5th September at the UNIVERSAL AMPHITHEATRE, HOLLYWOOD. Also included are live clips from D.A. Pennebaker's 1973 film of Ziggy Stardust's "Farewell" show at the Hammersmith Odeon, interviews with David's fans and followers, and excerpts from a session at Philadelphia's SIGMA SOUND STUDIOS during rehearsals for Young Americans. All of this, interspersed with album tracks and images, make this probably the most in-depth, talked about and sought-after Bowie documentary ever made! Live '74 tracks include: REBEL REBEL CRACKED ACTOR SWEET THING MOONAGE DAYDREAM ALADDIN SANE TIME SPACE ODDITY ROCK 'N' ROLL SUICIDE DIAMOND DOGS JOHN, I'M ONLY DANCING (AGAIN) For more '74 Bowie videos, click on my channel link.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: January 16, 2008 at 7:07 am
Author: davidcantello

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