The Image (short film)
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The Image is a 1969
black and white short film directed by Michael Armstrong
with starring Michael Byrne
and David Bowie
in his first film role. The film is one of the few short films ever to receive an certified 'X' Rating and it gained this rating due to its violent content.
1969 in film
The year 1969 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980...
black and white short film directed by Michael Armstrong
Michael Armstrong (cinematographer)
Michael Armstrong is a British writer and directorArmstrong trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and was writing and directing films at the age of 22 with the award-winning short, The Image starring David Bowie and Michael Byrne...
with starring Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne (actor)
Michael Byrne is an English actor noted for his roles on film and television. He has often been cast in Nazi military roles such as Colonel Vogel in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Obergruppenführer Odilo Globocnik in the BBC radio dramatisation of the novel Fatherland by Robert Harris...
and David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
in his first film role. The film is one of the few short films ever to receive an certified 'X' Rating and it gained this rating due to its violent content.