The Velvet Underground
Ratings
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
Motto Pictures, Polygram Entertainment, Verve Label Group, Killer Films, Federal Films
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Lou Reed
Self (archive footage)
John Cale
Self
Sterling Morrison
Self (archive footage)
Maureen Tucker
Self
Jonas Mekas
Self
Jonathan Richman
Self
John Waters
Self
Nico
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie
Self (voice)
Doug Yule
Self (archive footage)
Danny Fields
Self
La Monte Young
Self
Amy Taubin
Self
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
Mary Woronov
Self
Marian Zazeela
Self
Jackson Browne
Self
Joseph Freeman
Self
Cass Elliot
Self (archive footage)
Tony Conrad
Self (voice)
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