John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Nico, and Lou Reed in The Velvet Underground and Nico (1966)

The Velvet Underground and Nico

Movie19661h 10m
DocumentaryMusic
6.6 / 10(438)

The film depicts the first band practice of The Velvet Underground and Nico at the Factory in New York in January 1966, and is essentially one long loose improvisation.

Runtime
1h 10m
Released
1966
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1966

Storyline

The film depicts the first band practice of The Velvet Underground and Nico at the Factory in New York in January 1966, and is essentially one long loose improvisation.

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Did you know

During filming, the band was raided by NYC police after noise complaints.

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User reviews

7/10

Good (as long as you read the warning labels)

👍 12 · 10/3/2007
6/10

A Headache

👍 9 · 10/20/2005
7/10

well, it *is* the only known band performance of their music

👍 5 · 4/21/2005
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Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Color
Black and White
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