Cracked Actor | |
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Original title | Cracked Actor |
Directed by | Alan Yentob (uncredited) |
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Narrated by | Alan Yentob |
Music by | David Bowie |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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Editor | Tony Woollard |
Running time | 60 min. |
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Network | BBC One |
Release | 26 January 1975 |
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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.[1][2][3]
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.