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David Bowie: Finding Fame

David Bowie: Finding Fame

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 9, 2019

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Documentary, Music

User Score

69%

Original Title

David Bowie: Finding Fame

Production Companies

BBC Studios, BBC Music

Director

Francis Whately

Description

Coming 50 years after the release of Space Oddity, the 90-minute film explores the Bowie before Ziggy Stardust, following the period from 1966 when he changed his name from David Jones to Bowie. It includes footage from the BBC Archives including footage of a BBC audition in 1965 of David Bowie and the Lower Third, which included a performance of Chim-Chim-Cheree and Baby That's A Promise.