Velvet Goldmine

Aug 28, 1998

2h 3m

★ 6.9

Leave your expectations at the door

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.

Genres

Drama

Music

Production Companies

Zenith Entertainment

Killer Films

Single Cell Pictures

Newmarket Capital Group

Goldwyn Films

Miramax

Channel Four Films

Velvet Goldmine Trailers

Cast

Curt Wild

Ewan McGregor

Brian Slade

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Mandy Slade

Toni Collette

Arthur Stuart

Christian Bale

Jerry Devine

Eddie Izzard

Shannon

Emily Woof

Cecil

Michael Feast

Female Narrator (voice)

Janet McTeer

Wilde Housemaid

Mairead McKinley

Oscar Wilde (8)

Luke Morgan Oliver

Jack Fairy (7)

Osheen Jones

Jack Fairy

Micko Westmoreland

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7.1

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