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Chelsea Hotel (1981)

Directed by Nigel Finch

TV Movie, Documentary · 55m

This TV documentary shows some of the colourful residents of and people connected with the New York Chelsea Hotel. Some highlights include Andy Warhol and William Burroughs having dinner; Quentin Crisp pontificating in a blue rinse hairdo on his balcony and Nico forgetting what she is talking about halfway through a dour rendition of "Chelsea Girls". A number of lesser-known characters also appear, linked together by a tour guide walking around the building and some sub-Shining sequences of a child cycling round the landings on a rickety tricycle.

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Cast

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Arthur Marks III Self – Tour guide
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Stanley Bard Self – Manager
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George Kleinsinger Self Quentin Crisp Self
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Virgil Thomson Self
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Larry Rivers Self
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Alphaeus Cole Self
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Jobriath Boone Self Nico Self Viva Self
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Joe Bidewell Self
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Susan Kleinsinger Self (uncredited)

Crew

Director
Nigel Finch
Editor
Gerry Pomeroy
Producer
Alan Yentob

Details

Release date
1981-01-03
Runtime
55m
Genres
TV Movie, Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Illuminations Films, BBC, BBC Arena