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  • The Velvet Underground (2021)
  • R
    121 min | Documentary, Music
The Velvet Underground (2021)
R
121 min | Documentary, Music

The Velvet Underground explores the multiple threads that converged to bring together one of the most influential bands in rock and roll.
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Oct 15, 2021 (United States)

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54 cast members
Name Known for
The Velvet Underground
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
John Cale
Self - Songwriter, Musician & Producer Self - Songwriter, Musician & Producer   See fewer
Lou Reed
Self - Songwriter, Musician & Author (archive footage) Self - Songwriter, Musician & Author (archive footage)   See fewer
Henry Flynt
Self - Composer, Musician, Philosopher & Writer Self - Composer, Musician, Philosopher & Writer   See fewer
La Monte Young
Self - Composer, Musician, Writer & Founder of Theatre of Eternal Music & the Dream Syndicate Self - Composer, Musician, Writer & Founder of Theatre of Eternal Music & the Dream Syndicate   See fewer
Marian Zazeela
Self - Artist, Musician & of Theatre of Eternal Music & the Dream Syndicate Self - Artist, Musician & of Theatre of Eternal Music & the Dream Syndicate   See fewer
Allan Hyman
Self - High School & College Friend / Bandmate of Lou Reed Self - High School & College Friend / Bandmate of Lou Reed   See fewer
Merrill Reed Weiner
Self - Sister of Lou Reed Self - Sister of Lou Reed   See fewer
Richard Mishkin
Self - College Friend & Bandmate of Lou Reed Self - College Friend & Bandmate of Lou Reed   See fewer
Shelly Corwin
Self - Lou Reed's College Girlfriend Self - Lou Reed's College Girlfriend   See fewer
Danny Fields
Self - Music Manager & Publicist Self - Music Manager & Publicist   See fewer
Jonas Mekas
Self - Filmmaker, Artist & Founder of Anthology Film Archives Self - Filmmaker, Artist & Founder of Anthology Film Archives   See fewer
Amy Taubin
Self - Actress & Visitor to the Factory Self - Actress & Visitor to the Factory   See fewer
Terry Phillips
Self - Musician & Executive at Pickwick Records Self - Musician & Executive at Pickwick Records   See fewer
Sterling Morrison
Self - Musician (archive footage) Self - Musician (archive footage)   See fewer
Martha Morrison
Self - Wife of Sterling Morrison Self - Wife of Sterling Morrison   See fewer
Maureen Tucker
Self - Songwriter & Musician Self - Songwriter & Musician   See fewer
Mary Woronov
Self - Warhol Superstar, Actress & Author Self - Warhol Superstar, Actress & Author   See fewer
Nico
Self - Songwriter & Musician (archive footage) Self - Songwriter & Musician (archive footage)   See fewer
Jackson Browne
Self - Songwriter & Musician Self - Songwriter & Musician   See fewer
Jonathan Richman
Self - Songwriter, Musician & Founder of the Modern Lovers Self - Songwriter, Musician & Founder of the Modern Lovers   See fewer
David Bowie
Self - Songwriter, Musician, Actor & Producer (archive sound) Self - Songwriter, Musician, Actor & Producer (archive sound)   See fewer
John Waters
Self - Filmmaker, Writer, Actor & Artist Self - Filmmaker, Writer, Actor & Artist   See fewer
Doug Yule
Self - Musician Self - Musician   See fewer
Joseph Freeman
Self - Teenage Assistant to Warhol at the Factory Self - Teenage Assistant to Warhol at the Factory   See fewer
Murray the 'K'
Self - Radio DJ (archive footage) Self - Radio DJ (archive footage)   See fewer
John Cage
Self - Avant Garde Composer & Music Theorist (archive footage) Self - Avant Garde Composer & Music Theorist (archive footage)   See fewer
Tony Conrad
Self - Experimental Filmmaker / Musician, Member of Theatre of Eternal Music & Member of the Primitives (archive footage) Self - Experimental Filmmaker / Musician, Member of Theatre of Eternal Music & Member of the Primitives (archive footage)   See fewer
Bo Diddley
Self - Musician (archive footage) Self - Musician (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Dylan
Self - Songwriter & Musician (archive footage) Self - Songwriter & Musician (archive footage)   See fewer
Anita Ekberg
Self - Actress, La dolce vita (archive footage) Self - Actress, La dolce vita (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Allen Ginsberg
Self - Poet (archive footage) Self - Poet (archive footage)   See fewer
Bill Graham
Self - Concert Promoter (archive footage) Self - Concert Promoter (archive footage)   See fewer
Kate Heliczer
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)   See fewer
Piero Heliczer
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)   See fewer
Olga Koussevitzky
Self - Widow of Serge Koussevitzky (archive footage) Self - Widow of Serge Koussevitzky (archive footage)   See fewer
Harry J. Kraut
Self - Director of the Tanglewood Summer Program (archive footage) Self - Director of the Tanglewood Summer Program (archive footage)   See fewer
Angus MacLise
Self - Percussionist & Composer (archive footage) Self - Percussionist & Composer (archive footage)   See fewer
Gerard Malanga
Self - Poet & Artist (archive footage) Self - Poet & Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
The Mamas and the Papas
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Garry Moore
Self - Host, I've Got a Secret (archive footage) Self - Host, I've Got a Secret (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Morrissey
Self - Filmmaker, Publicist at the Factory (archive footage) Self - Filmmaker, Publicist at the Factory (archive footage)   See fewer
Billy Name
Self - Warhol Collaborator, Photographer and Chief Caretaker at the Factory (archive footage) Self - Warhol Collaborator, Photographer and Chief Caretaker at the Factory (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Orlovsky
Self - Poet & Actor (archive footage) Self - Poet & Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Barbara Rubin
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)   See fewer
Ed Sanders
Self - Musician, The Fugs (archive footage) Self - Musician, The Fugs (archive footage)   See fewer
Delmore Schwartz
Self - Writer, Poet & Professor of Creative Writing at Syracuse University (archive footage) Self - Writer, Poet & Professor of Creative Writing at Syracuse University (archive footage)   See fewer
Jack Smith
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)   See fewer
Susan Sontag
Self - Author & Critic (archive footage) Self - Author & Critic (archive footage)   See fewer
Barbara Walters
Self - Journalist (archive footage) Self - Journalist (archive footage)   See fewer
Andy Warhol
Self - Artist (archive footage) Self - Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Wilson
Self - Record Producer (archive footage) Self - Record Producer (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Zappa
Self - Songwriter & Musician (archive footage) Self - Songwriter & Musician (archive footage)   See fewer
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