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Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

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Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
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PG,1hr 31min
Genre:
Musical
Release:
1983
Director:
D.A. Pennebaker
Distributor:
Image Entertainment
Starring:
David Bowie
Synopsis: The July 3, 1973 concert by David Bowie at London's Hammersmith Odeon Theatre is the subject of this documentary by director D.A. Pennebaker, best known for the earlier rock films Don't Look Back and Monterey Pop. Framed by a smattering of behind-the-scenes footage, the bulk of the film concerns the actual concert, notable as the final time that Bowie would perform under the Ziggy Stardust persona -- an announcement that, at the time, led many fans to mistakenly believe Bowie was retiring altogether. ... Full Synopsis
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Elbert Ventura, AMG Review
D.A. Pennebaker's account of David Bowie's 1973 concert at London's Hammersmith Odeon is an intermittently kinetic immersion that suffers from a conspicuous lack of imagination. The show capped Bowie's wildly successful Ziggy Stardust tour, which firmly cemented the glam star's place in the rock pantheon. Like most concert documentaries, Pennebaker's film shines occasionally, but largely from the reflected ... Full Review
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