Chelsea Hotel 43 years old

This TV documentary was made for the UK BBC TV "Arena" strand in 1981, and 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. (IMDb)

Credits

Chelsea Hotel Cast

Name Character
Viva She was 42, now 86 years old
Quentin Crisp He was 72, 90 years old when he died
Andy Warhol He was 52, 58 years old when he died
William S. Burroughs He was 66, 83 years old when he died
Nico She was 42, 49 years old when she died

Chelsea Hotel Crew

Name Department
Nigel Finch as Director. He was 31 (45) years old when He died Directing
Chelsea Hotel (43 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, January 03, 1981
  • Runtime: 61 minutes