sat in the back of the black Cadillac as it was driven through the empty streets of at 4am. The sound of a lone police siren in the distance made him visibly stiffen. Glancing furtively towards the camera he sniffed several times and asked: 'Is there anyone behind us? I hope we're not stopped.'The scene, filmed at the height of his fame – and a cocaine addiction that admitted nearly killed him – is one of many extraordinary and revealing moments in Cracked Actor, a groundbreaking 1974 film originally made for the acclaimed arts programme Omnibus.The 53-minute film, which music 'bible' Rolling Stone magazine now calls the 'greatest rockumentary ever', captured Bowie as he toured America for his Diamond Dogs tour.
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