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The Velvet Underground

2h 1min

Documentary

Music

Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.

Production Companies

Motto Pictures

Polygram Entertainment

Verve Label Group

Killer Films

Federal Films

Cast

Lou Reed

Lou Reed

Self (archive footage)
John Cale

John Cale

Self
Sterling Morrison

Sterling Morrison

Self (archive footage)
Maureen Tucker

Maureen Tucker

Self
Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas

Self
Jonathan Richman

Jonathan Richman

Self
John Waters

John Waters

Self
Nico

Nico

Self (archive footage)
David Bowie

David Bowie

Self (voice)
Doug Yule

Doug Yule

Self (archive footage)
Danny Fields

Danny Fields

Self
La Monte Young

La Monte Young

Self
Amy Taubin

Amy Taubin

Self
Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)
Mary Woronov

Mary Woronov

Self
Marian Zazeela

Marian Zazeela

Self
Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne

Self
Joseph Freeman

Joseph Freeman

Self
Cass Elliot

Cass Elliot

Self (archive footage)
Tony Conrad

Tony Conrad

Self (voice)
Billy Name

Billy Name

Self (voice)
Bill Graham

Bill Graham

Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Release date

15th Oct 2021

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English