Tmwfte World Premiere In London 35 Years Ago

Loving The Alien…

The first half of 1976 was a great time for Bowie fans, a new album, world tour and the appearance of David in his first major role as T J Newton in the full length feature, The Man Who Fell To Earth.

The film premiered at the Leicester Square Theatre in London on March 18th 1976 to a mixture of invited guests, in the circle, and paying public, in the stalls.

Though attended by various celebrities, including co-stars Candy Clark and Rip Torn, David was unable to make the premiere due to touring commitments.

Above is a card apparently taken from the foyer display at the theatre and an unused ticket from the night…albeit a lowly stalls ticket.

Don’t forget the two remaining screenings of TMWFTE at the NFT in London next Tuesday and Wednesday…still a few tickets left for the Wednesday. The film is being shown as part of the BFI Roeg retrospective. (03.11.2011 NEWS: BFI ROEG RETROSPECTIVE AT NFT INCLUDES TMWFTE SCREENINGS)