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Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine

6,9 /10 (543 Votes)
1998 EN 123 min

Overview

Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.

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Release date

28/08/1998

Votes

543

Popularity

2.4

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Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

123 min

Budget

$9,000,000

Revenue

$4,300,000

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Curt Wild

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Brian Slade

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Mandy Slade

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Arthur Stuart

Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard

Jerry Devine

Emily Woof

Emily Woof

Shannon

Michael Feast

Michael Feast

Cecil

Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer

Female Narrator (voice)

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Mairead McKinley

Wilde Housemaid

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Luke Morgan Oliver

Oscar Wilde (8)

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Osheen Jones

Jack Fairy (7)

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Micko Westmoreland

Jack Fairy

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Damian Suchet

BBC Reporter

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Danny Nutt

Kissing Sailor

Wash Westmoreland

Wash Westmoreland

Young Man

Don Fellows

Don Fellows

Lou

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Ganiat Kasumu

Mary

Ray Shell

Ray Shell

Murray

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Alastair Cumming

Tommy Stone

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Zoe Boyce

Girl on Subway

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Jim Whelan

Mr. Stuart

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Sylvia Grant

Mrs. Stuart

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Tim Hans

Manchester Teacher

Ryan Pope

Ryan Pope

Arthur's Brother

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Stuart Callaghan

Boy in Record Shop 1

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James Francis

Boy in Record Shop 2

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Callum Hamilton

Brian Slade (7)

Lindsay Kemp

Lindsay Kemp

Pantomime Dame

Carlos Miranda

Carlos Miranda

Pianist

Emma Handy

Emma Handy

Mod Girlfriend

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Matthew Glamour

Mimosa

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Daniel Adams

Curt Wild (13)

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Bryan Torfeh

Bartender

Joseph Beattie

Joseph Beattie

Cooper

Sarah Cawood

Sarah Cawood

Angel

David Hoyle

David Hoyle

Freddi

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Winston Austin

Micky

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Ivan Cartwright

Cecil's Friend 1

Peter Swords King

Peter Swords King

Cecil's Friend 2

Justin Salinger

Justin Salinger

Rodney

Roger Alborough

Roger Alborough

Middle Age Man

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Peter Bradley Jr.

30's Style Singer

Jonathan Cullen

Jonathan Cullen

Reporter 1

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William Key

Reporter 2

Vincent Marzello

Vincent Marzello

US Reporter 1

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Corey Skaggs

US Reporter 2

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Nathan Osgood

US Reporter 3

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Nadia Williams

Teenage Girl

Brian Molko

Brian Molko

Malcolm

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Antony Langdon

Ray

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Xavior

Pearl

Steve Hewitt

Steve Hewitt

Billy

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Guy Leverton

Trevor

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Vinney Reck

Reg

Keith-Lee Castle

Keith-Lee Castle

Harley

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Eden Ford

Bass Guitar

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Jono McGrath

Lead Guitar

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Perry Clayton

Drummer

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Donna Matthews

Polly Small

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Ritz

Lead Guitar

Stefan Olsdal

Stefan Olsdal

Bass Guitar

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Trevor Sharpe

Drummer

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Gimly

Gimly

2017-05-31

⭐ 7

If you stop for five minutes to actually think about the plot, Velvet Goldmine falls apart, but if you just think about how off-the-charts wonderful all the individual aspects are, you'll be just fine. _Final rating:★★★½ - I strongly recommend you make the time._

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2023-08-28

⭐ 6

With the swinging sixties finally on the wane, "Brian Slade" (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is starting to feel redundant. His career seems doomed - until that is, he is inspired by the potency of a "Curt Wild" (Ewan McGregor) concert and like a caterpillar to a butterfly, is reborn as the sexually ambiguous "Maxwell Demon" a glam rock icon inspiring adulation the world over. Just as he reaches his zenith, however, it all ends rather suddenly. Ten years after that shocking performance, journalist "Arthur Stuart" (Christian Bale) decides to investigate just what did happen. Todd Haynes has created quit…

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