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title: 'David Bowie: The First Five Years (2019)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Francis Whately'
released: '2019-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/david-bowie-the-first-five-years-2019'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9144476/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# David Bowie: The First Five Years (2019)

2019 · 90 min · Documentary · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

David Bowie: Finding Fame, also known as David Bowie: The First Five Years, is a 2019 British documentary written and directed by Francis Whately. The film explores a period of David Bowie's career starting in 1965, around the time he dropped his stage name of Davie Jones in favor of Bowie, to 1973, when he dropped the Ziggy Stardust persona. It premiered in the United Kingdom on 9 February 2019 on BBC Two, and made its debut in the United States on 9 August 2019 on Showtime.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Francis Whately](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-whately)
- **Producer:** [Francis Whately](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-whately)

## Cast

- [Lindsay Kemp](https://cinepixo.com/people/lindsay-kemp)
- [Tony Visconti](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-visconti)
- [Dana Gillespie](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-gillespie)
- [Tony Hatch](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-hatch)
- [Mike Vernon](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-vernon)

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