Nick Cave

Nick Cave

Birthday: 1957-09-22

Place of Birth: Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia

Biography: Nicholas Edward Cave is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and film actor, best known as the frontman of the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. He has appeared in some 15 feature films and video shorts, plus a heap of documentaries. Nick Cave has also composed a large number of scores, some of them with his musical partner Warren Ellis.

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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even p...

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Ghosts... of the Civil Dead
Ghosts... of the Civil Dead

The inmates and guards of a modern, clean and efficient maximum security wing are slowly and increas...

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If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story
If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story

Music videos and archived footage supplement recent interviews in this documentary of ex-Pogues sing...

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Goth at the BBC
Goth at the BBC

A 60-minute showcase of beastly basslines, scything guitars, tormented lyrics, piercing synths, leat...

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Johnny Suede
Johnny Suede

Johnny Suede (Brad Pitt) longs to be a teen-age idol like Ricky Nelson. He has a pair of black suede...

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The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan
The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan

A look at the colourful lifestyle and inspiring music and lyrics of Shane MacGowan, former lead sing...

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L7: Pretend We're Dead
L7: Pretend We're Dead

A real time journey witnessing the rise, fall, and ultimate redemption of the fierce feminist pionee...

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This Much I Know to Be True
This Much I Know to Be True

Like all musicians in 2021, Nick Cave was unable to connect with his audience in person. He uses thi...

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The Cat Piano
The Cat Piano

A city of singing cats is preyed upon by a shadowy figure intent on performing a twisted feline symp...

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Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Poet, singer / songwriter and ladies man Leonard Cohen is interviewed in his home about his life and...

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: God Is in the House
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: God Is in the House

The centerpiece of this DVD is a 90-minute concert by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, performing live in ...

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September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

Filmmaker Larry Weinstein stages a wide range of performances in tribute to the compositions of Kurt...

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos

A collection of the best of music videos by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds from 1984 to 1997, all with a ...

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Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party

The thrilling, debauched and frequently hilarious adventures of the legendary Melbourne post-punk ba...

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AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

The complex and revolutionary music and lyrics of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, the glam rock powerhouse be...

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No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York

the connections and energy flow between the various artists populating the 1980s sub-cultures of New...

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Fuse
Fuse

A mousetrap snaps shut. A dusty town square awakens. A group of men debate how to kill the animal in...

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Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues
Hardtimes Killin' Floor Blues

In 1992, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Gun Club lead singer, was living in London. He didn't have any contract...

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20,000 Days on Earth
20,000 Days on Earth

A semi-fictionalized documentary about a day in the life of Australian musician Nick Cave's persona....

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The Road to God Knows Where
The Road to God Knows Where

Documentary of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' 1989 tour of America....

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Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire

Two angels glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisib...

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' noto...

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Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock
Kingdom in the Sky: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Live at Hanging Rock

Featuring new and classic songs, this concert documentary celebrates the profound relationship that ...

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Kylie at the BBC
Kylie at the BBC

A journey back in time for a selection of Kylie's best and biggest performances on the BBC, from the...

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Tour
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Abattoir Blues Tour

1. Hiding All Away 2. Messiah Ward 3. Easy Money 4. Supernaturally 5. The Lyre of Orpheus 6. Babe, Y...

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The Private Death of Lizzy Siddal
The Private Death of Lizzy Siddal

Lizzy Siddal 1829-1862, Pre Rapahelites model, addicted to Laudanum, marry Gabriel Rosetti....

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IDn2
IDn2

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IDn4
IDn4

I am so endlessly alone. Whats my illusions, whats my odds, and illusions have to be killed, I don't...

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B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989

The wild West Berlin of the 1980s became the creative melting pot of pop subcultures: music, art and...

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Prophet's Prey
Prophet's Prey

Filmmaker Amy Berg sheds light on the sexual, financial and spiritual abuses heaped upon members of ...

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Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

From myth to legend Rowland Howard appeared on the early Melbourne punk scene like a phantom out of ...

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradiso
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Paradiso

1. Intro 2. The Mercy Seat 3. Jack The Ripper 4. The Ship Song 5. Tupelo 6. Deanna 7. The Good Son 8...

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Bizarre Festival 1996
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Bizarre Festival 1996

NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS FM BROADCAST RECORDING FROM 1996 By the time of their performance at the...

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time with Feeling
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time with Feeling

Andrew Dominik's One More Time With Feeling is a remarkable black and white documentary which chroni...

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The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez

A man and a woman share their musings on love and freedom one summer night. The couple’s conversatio...

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Austin City Limits

Noir rock hits ACL with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. The Australian group’s set ranges across their 30...

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365 Day Project
365 Day Project

This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calenda...

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Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

Documentary that gives a voice to the percentage of youth that were outcasts/non-conformists in the ...

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The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

The Old, Weird America tracks the history of the Anthology of American Folk Music from its initial c...

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The Dirty Three
The Dirty Three

The Dirty Three are the rough and ready jewels in the crown of Australian rock and roll history. Bor...

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Four Sessions

Series of unique concerts featuring musicians from around the world at St Luke's in London. Nick Cav...

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Dandy
Dandy

A selection of seemingly unconnected scenes featuring Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld, Nina Hagen and Lene ...

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Pixote In Memoriam
Pixote In Memoriam

A tribute documentary on Fernando Ramos da Silva, the famous child star of the acclaimed film by Hec...

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All Tomorrow's Parties
All Tomorrow's Parties

Covers the history of the long running All Tomorrow's Parties music festival, utilizing footage gene...

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The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn

Legendary photographer and director Anton Corbijn is responsible for many of the most indelible and ...

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Blixa Bargeld
Blixa Bargeld

Blixa Bargeld (born Christian Emmerich) is a German-born musician active in a number of artistic fie...

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Wilde Jahre West-Berlin
Wilde Jahre West-Berlin

Tv documentary by Margarete Kreuzer about the sub-culture of West-Berlin in the 1980s. The unique p...

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Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait

A 1993 portrait of rock singer and poet Nick Cave, a versatile artist who gained importance over the...

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Stranded
Stranded

The 1970s punk rock movement: New York had the Ramones, London had the Sex Pistols, Australia had th...

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Distant Sky
Distant Sky

Recorded at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena in October 2017, Distant Sky captures an extraordinary and triu...

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The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burn
The Birthday Party: Pleasure Heads Must Burn

Featuring footage from two live performances at the Hacienda club in Manchester, England, as well as...

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IDn3
IDn3

A family travels through Egypt in 6 months....

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Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest
Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest

A young man's odyssey from a small town in Colorado to Budapest, in search of his estranged girlfrie...

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Mutiny! The Last Birthday Party
Mutiny! The Last Birthday Party

When director Heiner Mühlenbrock showed up with his cameras to document the tense April 1983 recordi...

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Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land
Nick Cave: Stranger in a Strange Land

Documentary made for Dutch television about Nick Cave in Berlin in 1987....

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Boredom
Boredom

Nick Cave discusses boredom and the universe in between takes during production of his album Skeleto...

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Do You Pray?
Do You Pray?

Nick Cave discusses prayer and creation myths over outtake footage from the feature documentary One ...

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Snowman
Snowman

Nick Cave recites a short poem to his deceased son Arthur over photographs taken during production o...

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The Creative Brain
The Creative Brain

Neuroscientist David Eagleman taps into the creative process of various inventors, while exploring b...

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Baby Trouble Hole
Baby Trouble Hole

Malga Kubiak stars in her exploration of sex and self. One woman's love to her own body interlaced w...

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Kings of Independence
Kings of Independence

Live footage with three bands: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Crime And The City Solution, Swans. Rec...

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatre
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live at The Fonda Theatre

10 years ago on February 18th, 2013, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds marked an evolution in their music by...

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The Song
The Song

A documentary that follows the recording process over three days and nights of "(I'll Love You) Till...

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The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'

A look at the creation of The Pogues' song "Fairytale of New York"....

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The Harry Smith Project Live
The Harry Smith Project Live

Hal Willner's Harry Smith Project concerts in London, New York and Los Angeles celebrated the eccent...

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Love Eats Up Life
Love Eats Up Life

A documentary about the underground singer-songwriter Tobias Gruben, his upbringing and his musical ...

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Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Later
Stefanos Rokos: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' No More Shall We Part, 14 Paintings, 17 Years Later

Two filmmakers document three years in the life of contemporary Greek painter Stefanos Rokos, as he ...

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Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace
Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace

Nick Cave performs solo at the piano in Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace, a film sh...

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FeeLee. History of a Single Label
FeeLee. History of a Single Label

If it were necessary to describe the history of independent rock music in Russia in one word, then t...

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Karen Dalton: In My Own Time
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time

Blues and folk singer Karen Dalton was a prominent figure in 1960s New York. Idolized by Bob Dylan a...

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: BBC Appearances Collection 1989 - 2008

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Die Haut - Sweat
Die Haut - Sweat

Die Haut filmed live at Tempodrom, Berlin, August 1992. Featuring guest vocalists Alexander Hacke, ...

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Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Case bound book containing 3 CDs and a two hour DVD featuring live performances, rare footage and in...

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Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

Since 2017, Letters Live has produced 11 shows at the Union Chapel, with no two shows being the same...

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The Extraordinary Miss Flower
The Extraordinary Miss Flower

A spellbinding performance film by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, bringing to life the remarkable st...

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On/Off: Mark Stewart
On/Off: Mark Stewart

Mark Stewart (born 1960) is a British musician and founding member of The Pop Group. A pioneer of po...

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Memoir of a Snail
Memoir of a Snail

Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to ...

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The Making of Wild God
The Making of Wild God

Depicts the making of the album Wild God from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds...

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live in Montreux 2022

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Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh
Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

Intimate, upbeat and honest look back at the life and work of Barry Humphries - the legendary comic ...

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - A Short Film (1978-1998)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - A Short Film (1978-1998)

A short documentary about the band....

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour

The triumphant return of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds to France bring with them a full stage show bri...

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Why Are We Creative?
Why Are We Creative?

A 30 years odyssey: the world's most intriguing artists and thinkers from the fields of visual art, ...

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Accor Arena, Paris - ARTE Concert

The triumphant return of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds to France bring with them a full stage show bri...

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Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough

One of the most controversial writers of our times, join Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh as he und...

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Broken English
Broken English

A survivor, provocateur and true original, Marianne has spent more than six decades defying expectat...

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But We Had Music
But We Had Music

How, knowing that even the universe is dying, do we bear our lives? The finitude and yet vastness of...

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Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

At 80 years old, German director and photographer Wim Wenders talks about his unwavering joy in crea...

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Seele Brennt
Seele Brennt

Seele Brennt is a documentary on the band. It is also known as: 'Hor mit Schmerzen'. It was televise...

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Before They Were Gods
Before They Were Gods

Nick Cave. Joakim Thåström. Today they are seen as rock gods, but in 1971 they were just teenagers. ...

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